On square , points , and lie on sides and respectively, so that and . Segments and intersect at a point , and the areas of the quadrilaterals and are in the ratio Find the area of square .
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Notice that 2 6 9 + 4 1 1 = 2 7 5 + 4 0 5 . This means E G passes through the centre of the square.
Draw I J ∥ H F with I on A D , J on B C such that I J and E G intersects at the centre of the square O .
Let the area of the square be 1 3 6 0 a . Then the area of H P O I = 7 1 a and the area of F P O J = 6 5 a . This is because H F is perpendicular to E G (given in the problem), so I J is also perpendicular to E G . These two orthogonal lines also pass through the center of the square, so they split it into 4 congruent quadrilaterals.
Let the side length of the square be d = 1 3 6 0 a .
Draw O K ∥ H I and intersects H F at K . O K = d ⋅ A B C D H F J I = 1 0 d .
The area of H K O I = 2 1 ⋅ H F J I = 6 8 a , so the area of P O K = 3 a .
Let P O = h $ . T h e n $ K P = h 6 a
Consider the area of P F J O . 2 1 ( P F + O J ) ( P O ) = 6 5 a ( 1 7 − h 3 a ) h = 6 5 a h = 4 a Thus, K P = 1 . 5 .
Solving ( 4 a ) 2 + 1 . 5 2 = ( 1 0 d ) 2 = 1 3 . 6 a , we get a = 8 5 .
Therefore, the area of A B C D = 1 3 6 0 a = 8 5 0