Geometry problem 10 by Dhaval Furia

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Corners are cut off from an equilateral triangle T T to produce a regular hexagon H H . What is the ratio of the area of H H to the area of T T ?

2 : 3 2 : 3 4 : 5 4 : 5 3 : 4 3 : 4 5 : 6 5 : 6

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Let each side of the triangle be of length a a and that of the hexagon be b b . Then

2 × b 2 sec 60 ° + b = a b = a 3 2\times \dfrac {b}{2}\sec 60\degree+b=a\implies b=\dfrac {a}{3}

Area of the triangle is 3 a 2 4 \dfrac {\sqrt 3a^2}{4} and that of

the hexagon is 6 × 3 b 2 4 = 3 a 2 6 6\times \dfrac {\sqrt 3b^2}{4}=\dfrac {\sqrt 3a^2}{6}

Hence the required ratio is 3 a 2 6 : 3 a 2 4 = 2 : 3 \dfrac {\sqrt 3a^2}{6}:\dfrac {\sqrt 3a^2}{4}=\boxed {2:3} .

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