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We can then use the Pythagorean Theorem on line segment <math>MP</math>: <math>MP^2 = \Delta x^2 + \Delta y^2</math> yields <math>\Delta y = -\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}</math> and <math>\Delta x = 1</math>, after substituting <math>\Delta x</math>. The coordinates of P are thus <math>\left(\frac{5}{2},\ \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{6}\right)</math>. Multiplying these together gives us <math>\frac{25\sqrt{3}}{12}</math>, giving us <math>\boxed{040}</math> as our answer. | We can then use the Pythagorean Theorem on line segment <math>MP</math>: <math>MP^2 = \Delta x^2 + \Delta y^2</math> yields <math>\Delta y = -\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}</math> and <math>\Delta x = 1</math>, after substituting <math>\Delta x</math>. The coordinates of P are thus <math>\left(\frac{5}{2},\ \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{6}\right)</math>. Multiplying these together gives us <math>\frac{25\sqrt{3}}{12}</math>, giving us <math>\boxed{040}</math> as our answer. | ||
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+ | Since <math>AC</math> will be segment <math>AB</math> rotated clockwise <math>60^{\circ}</math>, we can use a rotation matrix to find <math>C</math>. We first translate the triangle <math>1</math> unit to the left, so <math>A'</math> lies on the origin, and <math>B' = (1, 2\sqrt{3})</math>. Rotating clockwise <math>60^{\circ}</math> is the same as rotating <math>300^{\circ}</math> counter-clockwise, so our rotation matrix is <math> | ||
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Revision as of 14:44, 14 March 2016
Problem
In the Cartesian plane let and
. Equilateral triangle
is constructed so that
lies in the first quadrant. Let
be the center of
. Then
can be written as
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers and
is an integer that is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
.
Solution 1
The distance from point to point
is
. The vector that starts at point A and ends at point B is given by
. Since the center of an equilateral triangle,
, is also the intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle, we need first find the equation for the perpendicular bisector to
. The line perpendicular to
through the midpoint,
,
can be parameterized by
. At this point, it is useful to note that
is a 30-60-90 triangle with
measuring
. This yields the length of
to be
. Therefore,
. Therefore
yielding an answer of
.
Solution 2
Rather than considering the Cartesian plane, we use complex numbers. Thus A is 1 and B is .
Recall that a rotation of radians counterclockwise is equivalent to multiplying a complex number by
, but here we require a clockwise rotation, so we multiply by
to obtain C. Upon averaging the coordinates of A, B, and C, we obtain the coordinates of P, viz.
.
Therefore is
and the answer is
.
Solution 3
We can also consider the slopes of the lines. Midpoint of
has coordinates
. Because line
has slope
, the slope of line
is
.
Since is equilateral, and since point
is the centroid, we can quickly calculate that
. Then, define
and
to be the differences between points
and
. Because of the slope, it is clear that
.
We can then use the Pythagorean Theorem on line segment :
yields
and
, after substituting
. The coordinates of P are thus
. Multiplying these together gives us
, giving us
as our answer.
Solution 4
Since will be segment
rotated clockwise
, we can use a rotation matrix to find
. We first translate the triangle
unit to the left, so
lies on the origin, and
. Rotating clockwise
is the same as rotating
counter-clockwise, so our rotation matrix is
. Then
. Thus,
. Since the triangle is equilateral, the center of the triangle is the average of the coordinates of the vertices. Then
. Our answer is
.
See Also
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