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A A B C \triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle of radius 4 c m 4~cm . Suppose that A = 6 0 , A C A B = 4 c m \angle A=60^\circ, \overline{AC}-\overline{AB}=4~cm , and the area of A B C \triangle ABC is x c m 2 x~cm^2 . Find the value of ( x 2 ) 2 \left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)^2 .

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X X
Jul 28, 2018

I'm not sure about if this is the only triangle satisfying the conditions above:a 30-60-90 triangle with side length 4 , 4 3 , 8 4,4\sqrt3,8 ,so x = 8 3 , ( x 2 ) 2 = 48 x=8\sqrt3,(\frac x2)^2=48

P.S.The other three choices seems impossible.I think choices in the form of 2 m × 3 n 2^m\times3^n would be better choices,and it will avoid guesses.Just a suggestion,nevermind.

S P
Jul 28, 2018

Let A B = c , A C = b , B C = a \overline{AB}=c,\overline{AC}=b,\overline{BC}=a . so, it is given that b c = 4 b = c + 4 b-c=4\implies b=c+4

Let O O be the circumcentre of A B C \triangle ABC . So, O A = O B = O C = 4 ( given ) \overline{OA}=\overline{OB}=\overline{OC}=4 ~~ (\text{given})

Observe that 2 A = B O C B O C = 12 0 2\angle A=\angle BOC \implies \angle BOC=120^\circ

Observe that B O C \triangle BOC is isoceles. So, O B C = O C B = 3 0 \angle OBC=\angle OCB=30^\circ

So, by Sine rule in B O C \triangle BOC we have:

sin ( 30 ) O B = sin ( 120 ) a a = sin ( 120 ) 4 sin 30 = 3 2 4 1 2 = 4 3 \dfrac{\sin(30)}{\overline{OB}}=\dfrac{\sin(120)}{a} \implies a=\dfrac{\sin(120)\cdot 4}{\sin30}=\dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cdot 4}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=4\sqrt{3}

Now, by Cosine rule in A B C \triangle ABC we have:

cos ( A ) = cos ( 60 ) = 1 2 = b 2 + c 2 ( 4 3 ) 2 2 b c b 2 + c 2 b c = 48 ( 1 ) \cos(A)=\cos(60)=\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{b^2+c^2-(4\sqrt{3})^2}{2bc} \implies b^2+c^2-bc=48 - (1)

by replacing the value of b b with c + 4 c+4 in ( 1 ) (1) we get:

( c + 4 ) 2 + c 2 ( c + 4 ) c = 48 c 2 + 4 c 32 = 0 ( c + 8 ) ( c 4 ) = 0 \begin{aligned}(c+4)^2+c^2-(c+4)c=48\\ \implies c^2+4c-32=0\\ \implies (c+8)(c-4)=0 \end{aligned} .

But since, c N ; c = 4 c\in\mathbb{N}; c=4 . b = 8 \therefore b=8

So, now by Heron's formula on A B C \triangle ABC we get the area of A B C = 8 3 = x \triangle ABC=8\sqrt{3}=x

Thus, ( x 2 ) 2 = ( 8 3 2 ) 2 = 48 \left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)^2=\left(\dfrac{8\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2=\boxed{48}

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