In △ P Q R , U is a point on P R , S on P Q , and T on Q R with U S ∣ ∣ R Q , and U T ∣ ∣ P Q . The area of △ P S U is 120 and that of △ T U R is 270. What is the area of △ Q S T ?
Source: AMC 2018 intermediate division
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We note that △ P S U , △ T U R , and △ P Q R are similar. Then
P U 2 U R 2 ⟹ P U U R = 1 2 0 2 7 0 = 4 9 = 2 3
Now, we have:
[ P S U ] [ P Q R ] ⟹ [ P Q R ] = P U 2 P R 2 = ( P U P U + U R ) = ( 1 + 2 3 ) 2 = 4 2 5 = 4 2 5 [ P S U ] = 4 2 5 × 1 2 0 = 7 5 0 [ ⋯ ] denotes the area of ⋯ .
we note that:
[ Q S T ] = 2 [ Q T U S ] = 2 [ P Q R ] − [ P S U ] − [ T U R ] = 2 7 5 0 − 1 2 0 − 2 7 0 = 1 8 0
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There are many similar triangles in this diagram: △ S U P , △ T R U , and △ Q R P are all similar to each other, thanks to the two pairs of parallel lines.
Now the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is the square of the ratio of the side lengths of the corresponding sides. Let A denote the areas of the various shapes. Thus, since A ( △ S U P ) = 9 4 A ( △ T R U ) , it follows that U P = 3 2 R U . Thus U P = 5 2 R P , and 1 2 0 = A ( △ S U P ) = 2 5 4 A ( △ Q R P ) , and A ( △ Q R P ) = 7 5 0 .
After subtracting the areas of △ S U P and △ T R U , we see that the area of the parallelogram S Q T U is 7 5 0 − 1 2 0 − 2 7 0 = 3 6 0 . The two triangles △ S Q T and △ T U S are congruent and thus the area of each is 1 8 0 .