In a regular pentagon the diagonals are joined to form a star.
The star occupies approximately what % of the pentagon?
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| AB is the side of the pentagon. M its midpoint. O the center and AO=r. r i g h t ∠ d Δ A M O = 1 0 1 o f t h e P o l y g o n . Δ A M C = 1 0 1 o f u n s h a d e d a r e a . The angles in the sketch are from pentagon properties. Sides are from trigonometry. A r e a Δ A M C = 2 1 ∗ r C o s 5 4 o ∗ ( r C o s 5 4 o ∗ T a n 3 6 o ) A r e a Δ A M O = 2 1 ∗ r C o s 5 4 o ∗ r S i n ( 1 8 o + 3 6 o ) . F r a c t i o n o f s t a r = 1 − A r e a Δ A M O A r e a Δ A M C = 2 1 ∗ r C o s 5 4 o ∗ r S i n 5 4 o 2 1 ∗ r C o s 5 4 o ∗ r ( C o s 5 4 o ∗ T a n 3 6 o ) = 1 − C o t 5 4 o T a n 3 6 o = 1 − ( T a n 3 6 o ) 2 % = 4 7 . 2
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Yes, to divide tan(36) over tan(54)
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tg(36°)/tg(54°)=tg(36°) x tg(36°),no need for dividing...
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then what ?
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@Abdulrahman El Shafei – this was good one !! try my "probably this one!!!"
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Let us consider one-fifth of the pentagon. Let the center of the pentagon by O , the side of the pentagon be a , two adjacent vertices of the pentagon be A and B , and the other vertex of the non-shaded triangle be P .
We note that ∠ O A B = 5 4 ∘ and ∠ P A B = 3 6 ∘ . And the area of △ O A B = 5 1 of the area of pentagon is given by:
A O A B = 2 1 a ( 2 1 a tan 5 4 ∘ )
Similarly, he area of △ P A B = 5 1 of total non-shaded area is:
A P A B = 2 1 a ( 2 1 a tan 3 6 ∘ )
Therefore, the portion of non-shaded area is:
A P A B A O A B = tan 5 4 ∘ tan 3 6 ∘
The portion the star occupies:
1 − A P A B A O A B = 1 − tan 5 4 ∘ tan 3 6 ∘ = 1 − 1 . 3 7 6 3 8 1 9 2 0 . 7 2 6 5 4 2 5 2 8
= 0 . 4 7 2 1 3 5 9 5 5 ≈ 4 7 . 2 %