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A B C D ABCD is a square where A B = 4. AB=4. P P is a point inside the square such that P A B = P B A = 1 5 . \angle PAB = \angle PBA = 15^\circ. E E and F F are the midpoints of A D AD and B C BC respectively . . E F EF intersects P D PD and P C PC at points M M and N N respectively . .

Q Q is a point inside the quadrilateral M N C D MNCD such that M Q N = 2 M P N . \angle MQN = 2\angle MPN. The perimeter of the M N Q \triangle MNQ is 3 5 + 8 3 8 2 3 . \frac{3\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3} -8}{2\sqrt{3}}. P Q 2 PQ^{2} can be written as a b \frac{a}{b} ; where a a and b b are co-prime positive integers . . Find the value of a + b . a+b.


The answer is 19.

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I got the idea of making this problem from This One.

P C D \triangle PCD is equilateral. See the proof here : Equilateral Triangle inside a Square

So, P C = P D = C D = 4 PC=PD=CD=4

In C N F \triangle CNF , cos F C N = C F C N cos 30 = 2 C N 3 2 = 2 C N C N = 4 3 \cos FCN = \frac{CF}{CN} \Rightarrow \cos 30 = \frac{2}{CN} \Rightarrow \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = \frac{2}{CN} \Rightarrow CN = \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}

P N = C P C N = 4 4 3 PN = CP - CN = 4 - \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}

As M N MN is parallel to C D CD , P M N \triangle PMN is also equilateral.

M N = P M = P N = 4 4 3 MN = PM = PN = 4 - \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}

M Q N = 2 M P N = 12 0 \angle MQN = 2 \angle MPN = 120^\circ

M Q N + M P N = 18 0 \angle MQN + \angle MPN = 180^\circ . Quadrilateral P M Q N PMQN is cyclic.

Now using Ptolemy's Theorem ,

P M × Q N + P N × Q M = M N × P Q PM \times QN + PN \times QM = MN \times PQ

P M × Q N + P M × Q M = P M × P Q \Rightarrow PM \times QN + PM \times QM = PM \times PQ [ [ As P M = P N = M N ] PM = PN = MN]

Q N + Q M = P Q \Rightarrow QN + QM = PQ

3 5 + 8 3 8 2 3 M N = P Q \Rightarrow \frac{3\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3} - 8}{2\sqrt{3}} - MN = PQ [ [ Given M N + M Q + N Q = 3 5 + 8 3 8 2 3 ] MN + MQ + NQ = \frac{3\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3} - 8}{2\sqrt{3}}]

3 5 + 8 3 8 2 3 ( 4 4 3 ) = P Q \Rightarrow \frac{3\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3} - 8}{2\sqrt{3}} - (4 - \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}) = PQ

P Q = 15 2 \Rightarrow PQ = \frac{\sqrt{15}}{2}

P Q 2 = 15 4 \Rightarrow PQ^2 = \frac{15}{4}

15 + 4 = 19 15+4=\boxed{19}

The assumptions in your problem cannot be met.

The locus of points Q Q such that M Q N = 12 0 \angle MQN = 120^\circ and Q Q lies inside quadrilateral M N C D MNCD is an arc of a circle, shown in red below.

https://i.imgur.com/lxOgUvq.png

The perimeter of triangle M N Q MNQ is maximized when Q Q is the midpoint of this arc. For this point,

M N + M Q + N Q = ( 1 + 2 3 ) M N = ( 1 + 2 3 ) ( 4 4 3 ) = 4 + 4 3 3 . \begin{aligned} MN + MQ + NQ &= \left( 1 + \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \right) MN \\ &= \left( 1 + \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \right) \left( 4 - \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}} \right) \\ &= \frac{4 + 4 \sqrt{3}}{3}. \end{aligned}

Since this is less than 4, the perimeter of triangle M N Q MNQ cannot be equal to 4.

Jon Haussmann - 7 years, 3 months ago

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I am sorry for this. It's fixed now.

Fahim Shahriar Shakkhor - 7 years, 3 months ago

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