Not Even Sangaku!

Geometry Level 5

Mitsudomoe symbol Mitsudomoe symbol

The image above represents Mitsudomoe (三つ巴 in Japanese), the combination of three symmetric tomoes , where each of them is composed of three circles indicated by red, blue and green colors. Here are the following information and diagram for the problem:

  • The red circle has the radius of 24.
  • All three blue circles has the radius of 11.
  • All three green circles are tangent to the blue and red circles at the same points and intersect the blue circles' centers.

What is the area of the three black-shaded tomoes? If your answer is A A , input A \left\lfloor A \right\rfloor as your answer.


The answer is 1478.

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Michael Huang
Feb 15, 2017

Draw the diagram as follow:

Without loss of generality, since 3 3 green circles are respectively tangent to both red and blue circles at the same points, we can assume that the green circles are smaller than the red circle, and that none of the region takes place outside of the red circle. In this case, B O 2 \overline{BO_2} is the chord of the green circle whose diameter overlaps the radius of the red circle.

Here are the following variables for the problem:

  • O 1 O_1 , O 2 O_2 and O 3 O_3 are centers of the red, blue and green circles, respectively.
  • A A , B B and C C are distinct intersection points.

The first step is to determine the green circle's radius. Then, we determine the area of the whole tomoe.


I. Finding Green Circle's Radius


Since A O 2 = 11 |AO_2| = 11 , the radius of the blue circle, and O 1 O 2 = 24 |O_1O_2| = 24 , the radius of the red circle, O 1 O 2 = A O 1 A O 2 = 13 |O_1O_2| = |AO_1| - |AO_2| = 13 . By law of cosines , noting that A O 1 B = 12 0 \angle AO_1B = 120^{\circ} , B O 2 2 = O 1 O 2 2 + O 1 B 2 2 O 1 O 2 O 1 B cos ( 12 0 ) B O 2 = 1057 \begin{array}{rl} |BO_2|^2 &= |O_1O_2|^2 + |O_1B|^2 - 2|O_1O_2||O_1B|\cos\left(120^{\circ}\right)\\ |BO_2| &= \sqrt{1057} \end{array} Second, by law of sines , from sin ( A O 1 B ) B O 2 = sin ( O 1 B O 2 ) O 2 O 1 \dfrac{\sin\left(AO_1B\right)}{|BO_2|} = \dfrac{\sin\left(\angle O_1BO_2\right)}{|O_2O_1|} we find that O 1 B O 2 = arcsin ( 13 3171 2114 ) \angle O_1BO_2 = \arcsin\left(\dfrac{13\sqrt{3171}}{2114}\right) . Then, since Δ B O 2 O 3 \Delta BO_2O_3 is an isosceles triangle (so there are two congruent right triangles in that triangle), B O 3 = O 2 O 3 = 1057 61 |BO_3| = |O_2O_3| = \dfrac{1057}{61} , which is the radius of the green circle.


II. Computing Areas of Tomoes


Most of the work involves computing the areas of the regions. Because the circles' centers are not located at the same position, there are few regions to consider:

  • Swirl region A B O 2 ABO_2 : The area is found by determining the arc sector of A B O 2 ABO_2 and removing it by the area of the curved shape B C O 2 O 1 BCO_2O_1 .
  • Minor segment C O 2 CO_2 : Because the swirl region does not include the minor segment, this component is considered.
  • Arc sector A O 2 C AO_2C with measurement greater than 18 0 180^{\circ} : With minor segment and swirl region areas both computed, the final step is to compute the remaining area of the sector region.

II.i. Swirl Region

For the swirl region, since large circular sector A O 1 B AO_1B includes Δ O 1 O 2 O 3 \Delta O_1O_2O_3 and the small circular sector O 2 O 3 B O_2O_3B , the area of the swirl region is A swirl = A sec 1 ( A Δ O 1 O 2 O 3 + A sec 3 ) A_{\text{swirl}} = {\color{#D61F06}A_{\text{sec}_1}} - \left( A_{\Delta O_1O_2O_3} + {\color{#20A900}A_{\text{sec}_3}}\right) where A sec 1 {\color{#D61F06}A_{\text{sec}_1}} is the area of the large sector and A sec 3 {\color{#20A900}A_{\text{sec}_3}} is the area of the small sector. Instead of simplifying the whole expression (which is quite messy!), the sub-goal is to determine the areas of these three regions.

For A sec 1 {\color{#D61F06}A_{\text{sec}_1}} , since the angle measurement of the sector is 12 0 120^{\circ} , A sec 1 = π 3 2 4 2 = 576 π {\color{#D61F06}A_{\text{sec}_1}} = \dfrac{\pi}{3} \cdot 24^2 = 576\pi For A sec 3 {\color{#20A900}A_{\text{sec}_3}} , B O 3 O 2 = ( 180 2 arcsin ( 13 3171 2114 ) ) \angle BO_3O_2 = \left(180 - 2\arcsin\left(\dfrac{13\sqrt{3171}}{2114}\right)\right)^{\circ} . Then, in radians, A sec 3 = 180 2 arcsin ( 13 3171 2114 ) 2 ( 1057 61 ) 2 {\color{#20A900}A_{\text{sec}_3}} = \dfrac{180 - 2\arcsin\left(\frac{13\sqrt{3171}}{2114}\right)}{2} \cdot \left(\dfrac{1057}{61}\right)^2

Since the side lengths of Δ O 1 O 2 O 3 \Delta O_1O_2O_3 are 1057 \sqrt{1057} , 13 13 and O 1 O 3 = 24 B O 3 = 407 61 |O_1O_3| = 24 - |BO_3| = \dfrac{407}{61} , by Heron's formula , A Δ O 1 O 2 O 3 = 5291 3 244 A_{\Delta O_1O_2O_3} = \dfrac{5291\sqrt{3}}{244} .

II.ii. Minor Segment

Since Δ C O 2 O 3 \Delta CO_2O_3 is an isosceles triangle of base lengths 1057 61 \dfrac{1057}{61} and side length 11 11 , C O 3 O 2 = 2 arcsin ( 671 2114 ) \angle CO_3O_2 = 2\arcsin\left(\dfrac{671}{2114}\right) . The area of the minor segment C O 2 CO_2 is A minor = arcsin ( 671 2114 ) ( 1057 61 ) 2 1 2 ( 1057 61 ) 2 sin ( 2 arcsin ( 671 2114 ) ) A_{\text{minor}} = \arcsin\left(\dfrac{671}{2114}\right)\left(\dfrac{1057}{61}\right)^2 - \dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{1057}{61}\right)^2\sin\left(2\arcsin\left(\dfrac{671}{2114}\right)\right)

II.iii. Arc sector blue region

The final steps is to observe the angles in Δ C O 3 O 2 \Delta CO_3O_2 and O 1 O 2 O 3 O_1O_2O_3 , which are both used to determine the measurement of the sector. For Δ C O 3 O 2 \Delta CO_3O_2 , C O 2 O 3 = arccos ( 671 2114 ) \angle CO_2O_3 = \arccos\left(\dfrac{671}{2114}\right) , and for Δ O 1 O 2 O 3 \Delta O_1O_2O_3 , O 1 O 2 O 3 = arccos ( 1993 2114 ) \angle O_1O_2O_3 = \arccos\left(\dfrac{1993}{2114}\right) . Therefore, in radians,

A sec 2 = O 1 O 2 O 3 + C O 2 O 3 + π 2 ( 11 ) 2 {\color{#3D99F6}{A_{\text{sec}_2}}} = \dfrac{\angle O_1O_2O_3 + \angle CO_2O_3 + \pi}{2}(11)^2


III. Final Results


The total area of all three tomoes is approximately 1478.68 1478.68 . Thus, A = 1478 \left\lfloor A \right\rfloor = \boxed{1478} .

Really takes a lot of careful work. Feels like building a house of cards during a gentle wind.

Michael Mendrin - 4 years, 3 months ago

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Exactly! Lots of numbers jump around! Haven't tried your "No Sangaku" problem yet, though I took a look at it.

Michael Huang - 4 years, 3 months ago

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