Starting with equilateral △ A B C the diagram above illustrates nested circles and equilateral triangles. Let A T ( n ) and A c ( n ) be the areas of the n th equilateral triangle and the n th circle respectively.
If A T ( 1 ) ∑ n = 1 ∞ ( A T ( n ) + A c ( n ) ) = b 2 b a ( b b + π ) , where a and b are coprime positive integers, find a + b .
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Let a 1 be a side of equilateral △ A B C .
A T 1 = 4 3 a 1 2
2 a 1 = 2 3 m 1 ⟹ m 1 = 3 a 1 ⟹ h 1 = 2 3 a 1 ⟹ A c ( 1 ) = 1 2 π a 1 2 = 4 ∗ 3 π
2 a 2 = 2 3 h 1 ⟹ a 2 = 3 h 1 = 3 ( 2 3 a 1 ) = 2 a 1 and h 2 = 2 3 a 2 = 2 3 ( 2 a 1 ) = 4 3 a 1 ⟹ A T 2 = 1 6 3 a 1 2 = 4 2 3 a 1 2
2 a 2 = 2 3 m 2 ⟹ m 2 = 3 a 2 = 2 3 a 1 ⟹ h 3 = 2 1 ( 2 3 a 1 ) = 4 3 a 1 ⟹ A c 2 = 4 2 ∗ 3 π a 1 2
Continuing in this manner we have:
A T ( n ) = 4 n 3 a 1 2 and A c ( n ) = 3 ∗ 4 n π a 1 2
T = ∑ n = 1 ∞ A T ( n ) + A c ( n ) = 4 1 ( 3 3 3 + π ) a 1 2 ∑ n = 1 ∞ 4 n − 1 1 = 4 1 ( 3 3 3 + π ) a 1 2 ( 3 4 ) a 1 2 = ( 9 3 3 + π ) a 2 2
and
A T 1 T = 9 3 4 ( 3 3 + π ) = b 2 b a ( b b + π ) ⟹ a + b = 7
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That is A T ( n ) = 4 1 A T ( n − 1 ) ⟹ A T ( n ) = 4 n − 1 A T ( 1 ) . Similarly, A c ( n ) = 4 n − 1 A c ( 1 ) .
Then we have:
A T ( 1 ) ∑ n = 1 ∞ ( A T ( n ) + A c ( n ) ) = A T ( 1 ) 1 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( 4 n − 1 A T ( 1 ) + 4 n − 1 A c ( 1 ) ) = A T ( 1 ) A T ( 1 ) + A c ( 1 ) n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( 4 1 ) n = ( 1 + 3 3 π ) 1 − 4 1 1 = 9 3 4 ( 3 3 + π Note that A T ( 1 ) A c ( 1 ) = 3 3 π
Therefore, a + b = 4 + 3 = 7 .