It's All Squares

Geometry Level 4

Equilateral A B C \triangle{ABC} has a side length of 1 1 and the three inscribed squares have sides lengths a , 2 a a, 2a and 3 a 3a as shown above.

If the total area A A of all three squares can be expressed as A = a ( b c d ) e A = \dfrac{a^*(b - c\sqrt{d})}{e} , where a a^* and e e are coprime positive integers, find a + b + c + d + e a^* + b + c + d + e .


The answer is 1125.

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1 solution

Rocco Dalto
Sep 26, 2020

tan ( 6 0 ) = 3 = a x x = a 3 \tan(60^{\circ}) = \sqrt{3} = \dfrac{a}{x} \implies x = \dfrac{a}{\sqrt{3}}

and

tan ( 6 0 ) = 3 = 3 a y y = 3 a \tan(60^{\circ}) = \sqrt{3} = \dfrac{3a}{y} \implies y = \sqrt{3}a

1 = a 3 + 6 a + 3 a 2 ( 2 + 3 3 ) a = 3 \implies 1 = \dfrac{a}{\sqrt{3}} + 6a + \sqrt{3}a \implies 2(2 + 3\sqrt{3})a = \sqrt{3} \implies

a = 3 2 ( 2 + 3 3 ) = 3 ( 3 3 2 ) 2 ( 23 ) = 9 2 3 46 a = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2(2 + 3\sqrt{3})} = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}(3\sqrt{3} - 2)}{2(23)} = \boxed{\dfrac{9 - 2\sqrt{3}}{46}}

A = 14 a 2 = 14 ( 9 2 3 ) 46 ) 2 = 21 ( 31 12 3 ) 1058 = \implies A = 14a^2 = 14(\dfrac{9 - 2\sqrt{3})}{46})^2 = \dfrac{21(31 - 12\sqrt{3})}{1058} = a ( b c d ) e \dfrac{a^{*}(b - c\sqrt{d})}{e}

a + b + c + d + e = 1125 \implies a^{*} + b + c + d + e = \boxed{1125} .

Same approach, but you should state that a a^* and e e are coprime.

Guilherme Niedu - 8 months, 2 weeks ago

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