Triangle annulus?

Geometry Level 2

The triangle shown has side lengths of 24 , 32 24,32 and 40 40 . The yellow region of uniform width has an area of 330 330 . What is the perimeter of the smaller triangle


The answer is 36.

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The area of the smaller triangle is 1 2 ( 24 ) ( 32 ) 330 = 54 \dfrac{1}{2}(24)(32)-330=54 . Let x , y x,y and z z be the side lengths of the smaller triangle. Then, 54 = 1 2 x y 54=\dfrac{1}{2}xy or x y = 108 xy=108 . Since the two triangle are similar we have x 24 = y 320 \dfrac{x}{24}=\dfrac{y}{320} or x = 3 4 y x=\dfrac{3}{4}y . By substitution we get, 3 4 y ( y ) = 108 \dfrac{3}{4}y(y)=108 or y = 12 y=12 . It follows that x = 3 4 ( 12 ) = 9 x=\dfrac{3}{4}(12)=9 . By pythagorean theorem, z = 1 2 2 + 9 2 = 15 z=\sqrt{12^2+9^2}=15 . So the perimeter is 12 + 9 + 15 = 36 12+9+15=36 .

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