nice square problem

Geometry Level 2


The answer is 12.

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Triangle ABE & AHG are similar

A B E \triangle {ABE} and A D F \triangle {ADF} are similar. So D A F = B A E = 1 2 × ( 90 ° 60 ° ) = 15 ° \angle {DAF}=\angle {BAE}=\frac{1}{2}\times (90\degree-60\degree)=15\degree .

Let the length of each side of the square be a a . Then

tan 15 ° = 3 1 3 + 1 = a 1 a a = 3 3 6 \tan 15\degree=\dfrac{\sqrt 3-1}{\sqrt 3+1}=\dfrac{a}{1-a}\implies a=\dfrac{3-\sqrt 3}{6} .

So a = 3 , b = 3 , c = 6 a=3,b=3,c=6 and a + b + c = 3 + 3 + 6 = 12 a+b+c=3+3+6=\boxed {12} .

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