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Geometry Level 3

Six regular octagons each with sides of length 2 are placed in a two-by-three array and inscribed in a square as shown. The area of the square can be written in the form m + n 2 m+ n\sqrt{2} , where m m and n n are positive integers. Find m + n . m + n.

200 190 194 185 158

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2 solutions

Hana Wehbi
Oct 10, 2017

Draw lines parallel to one side of the square that passes through the vertices of the octagons as shown. Label four adjacent lines passing through adjacent vertices of the octagons A , B , C and D A, B, C \text{and} D .

The distance from line B B to line C C is the length of the side of one of the octagons, so it is 2 2 . the distance from C C to D D is the length of one leg of an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse of length 2 2 . This length is 2 2 = 2 \frac{2}{\sqrt{2}} = \sqrt{2} .

It follows that the side of the square has a length is ( 4 × 2 ) + ( 5 × 2 ) = 8 + 5 2 . (4\times 2)+ (5\times\sqrt{2}) =8 +5\sqrt{2}.

its area is ( 8 + 5 2 ) 2 = 64 + 80 2 + 50 = 114 + 80 2 m = 114 and n = 80 m + n = 194 . \implies\text{ its area is} (8+5\sqrt{2})^2= 64 + 80\sqrt{2} +50 = 114+80\sqrt{2} \implies m= 114 \text{ and } n = 80 \implies m+n= \boxed{194}.

Gettin' jiggy with those 45-45-90 triangles, Hana......good prob!

tom engelsman - 3 years, 8 months ago

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Thank you :)

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 8 months ago
Rab Gani
Oct 19, 2017

The side of the square = ((4+2√2)/√2) + 2 + (6+4√2)/√2 = 8+5√2. The area of the square = (8+5√2)^2 = 114 + 80√2. m+n = 194

Thank you.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 7 months ago

you are welcome, Hana

rab gani - 3 years, 7 months ago

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