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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Geometry Problem 1070: Circle, Chord, Equilateral Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Area, Diameter, Perpendicular
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It is equivalent to show that the srea of the three squares is equal to the blue rectangle.
ReplyDeleteAlgebraically, to show that
EA² + EA×EB + EB² = 3×OD²
Now consider
OD² = OA²
= OO₁² + [(EA + EB)/2]²
= (EO₁ tan30°)² + [(EA + EB)/2]²
= 1/3×[(EA − EB)/2]² + [(EA + EB)/2]²
= 1/3×[EA² + EA×EB + EB²]
Hence, EA² + EA×EB + EB² = 3×OD².
Let AD=AE= l , EB=d and OD= R
ReplyDeleteWe need to that l^2+d^2+l.d=3.R^2
In triangle ABD we have BD/sin(60)= 2.R => BD= R.SQRT(3)
Apply cosine formula in triangle ABD we have
BD^2=AD^2+AB^2-2.AB.AD.cos(60) => l^2+(l+d)^2-l(l+d)
So 3.R^2=l^2+d^2+l.d or Blue area= yellow areas