Imagine the Euclidian plane as an infinite sheet of paper.
The area of the convex quadrilateral formed by can be written as where and are prime. Submit
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If A coincides with O after a fold along y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 , then A O is perpendicular to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 , and A and O are also equidistant to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 . Since A O is perpendicular to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 it has a slope of 1 , and since A O passes through the origin it has a y -intercept of 0 , so A O is on the line y = x . Let D be the intersection of y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 and y = x . Then D is ( 2 2 0 1 7 , 2 2 0 1 7 ) , and since A and O are equidistant to D on the line y = x , A is ( 2 2 0 1 8 , 2 2 0 1 8 ) .
If B coincides with O after a fold along y = 2 2 0 1 6 , then B O is perpendicular to y = 2 2 0 1 6 , and B and O are also equidistant to y = 2 2 0 1 6 . Since B O is perpendicular to y = 2 2 0 1 6 it is a vertical line, and since B O also passes through the origin it is on the line x = 0 . Let E be the intersection of y = 2 2 0 1 6 and x = 0 . Then E is ( 0 , 2 2 0 1 6 ) , and since B and O are equidistant to E on the line x = 0 , B is ( 0 , 2 2 0 1 7 ) .
If C coincides with B after a fold along y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 , then B C is perpendicular to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 , and B and C are also equidistant to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 . Since B C is perpendicular to y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 it has a slope of 1 , and since B is ( 0 , 2 2 0 1 7 ) , B C has a y -intercept of 2 2 0 1 7 , so B C is on the line y = x + 2 2 0 1 7 . Let F be the intersection of y = − x + 2 2 0 1 8 and y = x + 2 2 0 1 7 . Then F is ( 2 2 0 1 6 , 2 2 0 1 6 + 2 2 0 1 7 ) , and since B and C are equidistant to F on the line y = x + 2 2 0 1 7 , C is ( 2 2 0 1 7 , 2 2 0 1 8 ) .
Then A B C O forms an isosceles trapezoid, and letting G be ( 0 , 2 2 0 1 8 ) , the area of A B C O is equivalent to the difference of the areas of the right isosceles triangles △ A G O and △ C G B . △ A G O has legs of 2 2 0 1 8 , so its area is 2 1 ( 2 2 0 1 8 ) 2 = 2 4 0 3 5 , and △ C G B has legs of 2 2 0 1 7 , so its area is 2 1 ( 2 2 0 1 7 ) 2 = 2 4 0 3 3 . This means the area of A B C O is 2 4 0 3 5 − 2 4 0 3 3 = 4 ⋅ 2 4 0 3 3 − 2 4 0 3 3 = 3 ⋅ 2 4 0 3 3 , which means a = 3 , b = 2 , and c = 4 0 3 3 , and a + b + c = 4 0 3 8 .