Given point , lines , find the equilateral triangle with on , on , and with a smaller -coordinate.
If
, find
(because of a slight mistake in the answer :| sorry for the inconvenience)
Bonus:
find the general formulas
for
, with
.
This question is
not
completely original.
PLEASE at least ATTEMPT to solve this problem because I’ve got only one attempt per ten views😅
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Since B has a smaller x -coordinate, it is near the LEFT .
With some logic reasoning, we get that B is not just on line l , but it is also on line m rotated 6 0 ∘ counterclockwise from point A . Think! Why? (Hint: it is on an equilateral triangle, so B rotated 60 degrees clockwise is on m)
This works in the different direction for C , which I will use in my approach.
Now we find that y = 5 rotated 6 0 degrees clockwise from the origin is − 3 + k . Why? (Hint: slope & tangent 60)
Call this line l ’ . Let’s find k .
We know that the distance between l ’ and A is 5 . Construct the line perpendicular to l ’ at P . So A P = 5 . Solve for ( 3 1 n ) 2 + n 2 = 5 . We get n = 2 5 3 .
Now we solve for f ( x ) = − 3 x + k with f ( 2 5 3 ) = 2 . 5 .
We find k = 1 0 . Now since C is on lines l ’ & m , we can solve for C : − 3 x 2 + 1 0 = 3 − 3 x 2 = − 7 x 2 = 3 7 = 3 7 3 . So C ( 3 7 3 , 3 ) .
Above pic shows how far we’ve gone now :j (ignore the B )
Now we solve for B by rotating C 6 0 degrees counterclockwise from A .
We can use a formula , so B ( x 1 , y 1 ) is as follows:
x 1 = 3 7 3 cos 6 0 ∘ − 3 sin 6 0 ∘ ,
y 1 = 3 7 3 sin 6 0 ∘ + 3 cos 6 0 ∘ . So B = B ( − 3 1 , 5 ) .
So the answer is 3 3 2 = 1 8 . 4 7 5 2 . . .
BUT because of my mistake, the answer is 1 8 . 2 8 9 3 3 5 so please subtract the value stated in the question :P