The Deathly Hallows

Geometry Level 3

Given that

  • the Invisibility Cloak (the large triangle) is equilateral,
  • each side of the triangle is tangent to the Resurrection Stone (the circle in the middle), and
  • the Elder Wand (the vertical line down the center) has a length of L L ,

what is the area of the shaded region, in terms of L L ?

( 27 π ) L 2 9 \frac{\big(\sqrt{27} - \pi\big)L^2}9 ( 33 π ) L 2 9 \frac{\big(\sqrt{33} - \pi\big)L^2}9 ( 21 π ) L 2 9 \frac{\big(\sqrt{21} - \pi\big)L^2}9 ( 39 π ) L 2 9 \frac{\big(\sqrt{39} - \pi\big)L^2}9

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3 solutions

Christopher Boo
Dec 23, 2016

The length from the centre of the circle O O to one of the vertices is 2 3 L \frac{2}{3}L . Connect O O to all three vertices we have 3 equal triangles, and each of them has the area of 1 2 ( 2 3 L ) ( 2 3 L ) sin 6 0 = 3 9 L 2 \frac{1}{2}(\frac{2}{3}L)(\frac{2}{3} L)\sin 60^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{9} L^2 , so the area of the triangle is 3 3 9 L 2 = 27 9 L 2 \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{9}L^2 = \frac{\sqrt{27}}{9}L^2 .

From here you can already found the answer, but for the sake of a complete solution, I'll do the calculation for the circle as well.

The radius of the circle is then 1 3 L \frac{1}{3} L , so the area is π 1 9 L 2 \pi \frac{1}{9}L^2 . Hence the area of the shaded region is 27 π 9 L 2 \frac{\sqrt{27}-\pi}{9}L^2

By pythagorean theorem, we have

( 2 x ) 2 = x 2 + L 2 (2x)^2=x^2+L^2 \implies 4 x 2 = x 2 + L 2 4x^2=x^2+L^2 \implies x 2 = L 2 3 x^2=\dfrac{L^2}{3} \implies x = L 3 x=\dfrac{L}{\sqrt{3}} or 2 x = 2 L 3 2x=\dfrac{2L}{\sqrt{3}}

tan 30 = r x \tan 30 =\dfrac{r}{x} \implies r = x tan 30 = x ( 3 3 ) = 3 x 3 = L 3 r=x \tan 30 = x\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\right)=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}x}{3}=\dfrac{L}{3}

The area of the shaded region is equal to the area of the triangle minus the area of the circle. We have

A [ t r i a n g l e ] = 1 2 ( 2 x ) ( L ) = 1 2 ( 2 L 3 ) ( L ) = L 2 3 A[triangle]=\dfrac{1}{2}(2x)(L)=\dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{2L}{\sqrt{3}}\right)(L)=\dfrac{L^2}{\sqrt{3}}

A [ c i r c l e ] = π r 2 = π ( L 3 ) 2 = π L 2 9 A[circle]=\pi r^2=\pi \left(\dfrac{L}{3}\right)^2=\dfrac{\pi L^2}{9}

A [ s h a d e d ] = L 2 3 π L 2 9 = 9 L 2 π L 2 3 9 3 A[shaded]=\dfrac{L^2}{\sqrt{3}}-\dfrac{\pi L^2}{9}=\dfrac{9L^2-\pi L^2\sqrt{3}}{9\sqrt{3}}

Multiplying the fraction by 3 3 \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} , we get

A [ s h a d e d ] = 9 3 L 2 π L 2 ( 3 ) 27 A[shaded]=\dfrac{9\sqrt{3}L^2-\pi L^2(3)}{27}

Simplifying further, we have

A [ s h a d e d ] = 9 3 L 2 3 π L 2 27 = 3 3 L 2 π L 2 9 = 27 L 2 π L 2 9 = L 2 ( 27 π ) 9 A[shaded]=\dfrac{9\sqrt{3}L^2-3\pi L^2}{27}=\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}L^2-\pi L^2}{9}=\dfrac{\sqrt{27}L^2-\pi L^2}{9}=\boxed{\dfrac{L^2(\sqrt{27}-\pi)}{9}}

Romeo Gomez
Jan 24, 2017

Tell me where I made a mistake,

we know that de area of the triangle is A 1 = 3 4 L 2 A_1=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}L^2 , we know that de radius of the circle is r = 3 6 L r=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}L

So the area of the circle is A 2 = π 12 L 2 A_2=\frac{\pi}{12}L^2

Hence the shaded region must be A 1 A 2 = ( 27 π ) L 2 12 A_1-A_2=\frac{(\sqrt{27}-\pi)L^2}{12}

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