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− | Let the height | + | Let the rectangle's height be <math>x,</math> the length <math>AB=y.</math> The entire rectangle has an area of <math>200.</math> We will be using this fact for ratios. |
− | Note that the short side of rectangle with area 32 will have a height of <math>\sqrt{\frac{32}{200}}\cdot x = \frac{2}{5}x.</math> We use <math>x</math> because it is apparent that the height of the rectangle with area <math>32</math> is the shorter side, corresponding with <math>x.</math> | + | Note that the short side of the rectangle with area 32 will have a height of <math>\sqrt{\frac{32}{200}}\cdot x = \frac{2}{5}x.</math> We use <math>x</math> because it is apparent that the height of the rectangle with area <math>32</math> is the shorter side, corresponding with <math>x.</math> |
− | Similarly, the long side of rectangle with area 36 has a height of <math>\sqrt{\frac{36}{200}}\cdot y = \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}y.</math> | + | Similarly, the long side of the rectangle with area 36 has a height of <math>\sqrt{\frac{36}{200}}\cdot y = \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}y.</math> |
Noting that the total height of the big rectangle has height <math>x,</math> we have the equation <math>\frac25 x + \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}y = x \Rightarrow x=\frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}.</math> | Noting that the total height of the big rectangle has height <math>x,</math> we have the equation <math>\frac25 x + \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}y = x \Rightarrow x=\frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}.</math> |
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All of the rectangles in the figure below, which is drawn to scale, are similar to the enclosing rectangle. Each number represents the area of the rectangle. What is length ?
Solution
Using the rectangle with side length , let its short side be and the long side be . Observe that for every rectangle, since ratios of the side length of the rectangles are directly proportional to the ratios of the square roots of the areas (For example, each side of the rectangle with area is times that of the rectangle with area ), as they are all similar to each other.
The side opposite on the large rectangle is hence written as . However, can be written as . Since the two lengths are equal, we can write , or . Therefore, we can write .
Since , we have , which we can evaluate as . From this, we can plug back in to to find . Substituting into , we have which can be evaluated to .
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Solution 2
Let the rectangle's height be the length The entire rectangle has an area of We will be using this fact for ratios.
Note that the short side of the rectangle with area 32 will have a height of We use because it is apparent that the height of the rectangle with area is the shorter side, corresponding with
Similarly, the long side of the rectangle with area 36 has a height of
Noting that the total height of the big rectangle has height we have the equation
Since the area is equal to 200, we have:
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