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Geometry Level 4

In the above quadrilateral, m n m \neq n and perimeter of the figure is 500 units.

Find the value of 1000 cos θ \lfloor 1000\cos \theta \rfloor .


The answer is 923.

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3 solutions

Aditya Agarwal
Jan 8, 2016

We have m + n = 500 260 = 240 m+n=500-260=240 By the cosine rule on dividing the quadrilateral into two triangles whose two sides are ( 130 , n ) (130,n) and ( 130 , m ) (130,m) , and a common side, we have 13 0 2 + m 2 260 m cos θ = 13 0 2 + n 2 260 n cos θ 130^2+m^2-260m\cos\theta=130^2+n^2-260n\cos\theta m + n = 260 cos θ = 240 m+n=260\cos\theta=240 So we get cos θ = 12 13 \cos\theta=\frac{12}{13} So 12 1000 13 = 923 \Large{\left\lfloor\frac{12*1000}{13}\right\rfloor=923}

exact same method!

Aareyan Manzoor - 5 years, 5 months ago

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Same here,easy problem.

Adarsh Kumar - 5 years, 5 months ago
Ken Hodson
Jan 9, 2016

I hope my image comes in ok. I took a visual approach.

Let p be the diagonal through the vertices containing the unequal angles. From the top triangle, applying Cos Rule, p 2 = 13 0 2 + n 2 260 n C o s θ . From the bottom triangle, applying Cos Rule, p 2 = 13 0 2 + m 2 260 m C o s θ . m 2 n 2 = 260 ( m n ) C o s θ . B u t m n . A n d m + n = 500 260 = 240. C o s θ = 12 13 . 1000 C o s θ = 923. \text{Let p be the diagonal through the vertices containing the unequal angles.}\\ \text{From the top triangle, applying Cos Rule, }p^2=130^2+n^2 -260*n*Cos\theta.\\ \text{From the bottom triangle, applying Cos Rule, }p^2=130^2+m^2 -260*m*Cos\theta.\\ \therefore ~m^2 - n^2= 260* (m - n)*Cos\theta.~ But~ m~\neq~ n. ~And ~ m+n=500 - 260=240.\\ \implies~Cos\theta=\dfrac{12}{13}. ~~~\therefore~\lfloor 1000*Cos\theta \rfloor ~=\Huge ~~~~923.\\ ~~\\

This is hardly any different from the solution of Aditya Agarwal .

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