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Geometry Level 2

Let be A B D \triangle ABD and B C D \triangle BCD equilateral triangles of side 10 10 . Q , R , S Q,R,S and T T are middle points of A B D \triangle ABD and (\triangle BCD.

Find the shaded area.


The answer is 8.0627.

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1 solution

Paola Ramírez
Mar 28, 2015

Solution 1: \color{#D61F06}{\text{Solution 1:}}

First, calculate A D B \triangle ADB and B D C \triangle BDC areas, both triangles have equal areas.

base = 10 \text{base}=10

height = 10 3 2 \text{height}=\frac{10\sqrt{3}}{2} (you can use trigonometry or phytagoras theorem to find it)

A B D = 10 × 10 3 2 2 = 25 3 |\triangle ABD|=\frac{10\times \frac{10\sqrt{3}}{2}}{2}=\boxed{25\sqrt{3}}

Second, calculate circular sector.

Put together the three circular sectors of A B D \triangle ABD and you get a semi-circle of radii 5 5 . The area of this semi-circle is 25 π 2 \boxed{\frac{25\pi}{2}}

Finally, shaded area is 2 × ( 25 3 25 π 2 ) = 50 3 25 π 8.063 2\times (25\sqrt{3}-\frac{25\pi}{2})=\color{#D61F06}{\boxed{50\sqrt{3}-25\pi\approx 8.063}}

Solution 2: \color{#3D99F6}{\text{Solution 2:}}

A D C B ADCB is a parallelogram so its area is 10 × 10 3 2 = 50 3 10\times \frac{10\sqrt{3}}{2}=\boxed{50\sqrt{3}} .

The six circular sectors form a cirlce of radii 5 5 which area is 25 π \boxed{25\pi}

Shaded area is 50 3 25 π = 8.063 \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{50\sqrt{3}-25\pi=\approx 8.063}}

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