Consider the pie chart shown above, where the ratio of angles formed by the 3 sectors are 3 : 1 4 : 1 . In degrees, what is the measure of angle formed for the sector that represents the shady side of the pyramid?
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Same thought process. BTW, Why is this a combinatorics problem? I think this should be in Geometry or Algebra.
Since the ratio is 3 : 1 4 : 1 , the total is 3 + 1 4 + 1 = 1 8
It is obvious in the drawing that the shady side is the smallest, so the angle is
1 8 1 ( 3 6 0 ) = 2 0 ∘
3:14:1=18
But you want all the angles to equal 360
18*x=360
x=20
So you times all the ratios by 20
(3)(20) : (14)(20) : (1)(20) = 360
60 : 280 : 20 = 360
Since you are looking for the shady side of the pyramid and since the shady side is the smallest, it means that it is the smallest number
Answer= 20
The shady side of the pyramid equals to ( 3 + 1 4 + 1 ) 3 6 0 × 1 = 1 8 3 6 0 = 2 0 ∘
t o t a l = 3 + 1 4 + 1 = 1 8
s h a d y p a r t o f p y r a m i d = ( 1 8 1 ) ( 3 6 0 ) = 2 0 d e g r e e s
a circle=360° 3(sunny side)+14(sky)+1(shady)=18 =360÷18=20 =1=20 shady side of the pyramind=20(%)
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Let the angles be 1 4 x , 3 x and x representing sky,sunny side of the pyramid and shady side of the pyramid respectively.Then we have that 1 4 x + 3 x + x = 3 6 0 ⟹ 1 8 x = 3 6 0 ∴ x = 2 0 . Therefore the angle formed by the shady side of the pyramid is 2 0 ° .