Problem 10

Geometry Level 4

Let A B C D E F G H I J K L ABCDEFGHIJKL be a regular dodecagon , then the value of A B A F + A F A B \frac { AB }{ AF } +\frac { AF }{ AB }


The answer is 4.00.

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3 solutions

Deepanshu Gupta
Mar 7, 2015

Since ratio is independent of side length so let vertex as complex 12th roots of unity.This is simple application of complex numbers.

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Sir nice approach . I am really inspired from you

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 3 months ago
Ayush Verma
Feb 27, 2017

W e w i l l s o l v e i n c o m p l e x p l a n e , θ = 2 π 12 = π 6 , l e t A i s a t e i ( 0 ) B = e i π 6 , F = e i 5 π 6 We\quad will\quad solve\quad in\quad complex\quad plane,\\ \\ \theta =\cfrac { 2\pi }{ 12 } =\cfrac { \pi }{ 6 } ,let\quad A\quad is\quad at\quad { e }^{ i\left( 0 \right) }\\ \\ B={ e }^{ i\cfrac { \pi }{ 6 } },F={ e }^{ i\cfrac { 5\pi }{ 6 } }\\ A B = B A = e i π 6 1 = 2 3 & A F = F A = e i 5 π 6 1 = 2 + 3 A B A F + A F A B = A B 2 + A F 2 A B . A F = 2 3 + 2 + 3 4 3 = 4 \\ \Rightarrow AB=\left| B-A \right| =\left| { e }^{ i\cfrac { \pi }{ 6 } }-1 \right| =\sqrt { 2-\sqrt { 3 } } \\ \\ \& \quad AF=\left| F-A \right| =\left| { e }^{ i\cfrac { 5\pi }{ 6 } }-1 \right| =\sqrt { 2+\sqrt { 3 } } \\ \\ \therefore \quad \cfrac { AB }{ AF } +\cfrac { AF }{ AB } =\cfrac { { AB }^{ 2 }+{ AF }^{ 2 } }{ AB.AF } =\cfrac { 2-\sqrt { 3 } +2+\sqrt { 3 } }{ \sqrt { 4-3 } } =4

Angle half the side makes at the center for AB 15 degrees, and for AF=5 * 15=75.
So AB/AF=(2RSin15) / (2RSin75) +(2RSin15) / (2RSin75)= Tan15 + 1/Tan15=4. Why is it Level 5?

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