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− | You can see that we can create a "stack" of 5 triangles congruent to the 7 small triangles shown here, arranged in a row above those 7, whose total area would be 5. Similarly, we can create another row of 3, and finally 1 more at the top, as follows. We know this cumulative area will be <math>7+5+3+1=16</math>, so to find the area of such trapezoid <math>BCED</math>, we just take <math>40-16=\boxed{24}</math>, like so. | + | You can see that we can create a "stack" of 5 triangles congruent to the 7 small triangles shown here, arranged in a row above those 7, whose total area would be 5. Similarly, we can create another row of 3, and finally 1 more at the top, as follows. We know this cumulative area will be <math>7+5+3+1=16</math>, so to find the area of such trapezoid <math>BCED</math>, we just take <math>40-16=\boxed{24}</math>, like so. |
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Revision as of 13:54, 11 February 2018
All of the triangles in the diagram below are similar to isosceles triangle , in which
. Each of the 7 smallest triangles has area 1, and
has area 40. What is the area of trapezoid
?
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Solutions
Solution 1
Let be the area of
. Note that
is comprised of the
small isosceles triangles and a triangle similar to
with side length ratio
(so an area ratio of
). Thus, we have
This gives
, so the area of
.
Solution 2
Let the base length of the small triangle be . Then, there is a triangle
encompassing the 7 small triangles and sharing the top angle with a base length of
. Because the area is proportional to the square of the side, let the base
be
. Then triangle
has an area of 16. So the area is
.
Solution 3
Notice .
Let the base of the small triangles of area 1 be
, then the base length of
. Notice,
, then
Thus,
Solution by ktong
Solution 4
The area of is 16 times the area of the small triangle, as they are similar and their side ratio is
. Therefore the area of the trapezoid is
.
Solution 5
You can see that we can create a "stack" of 5 triangles congruent to the 7 small triangles shown here, arranged in a row above those 7, whose total area would be 5. Similarly, we can create another row of 3, and finally 1 more at the top, as follows. We know this cumulative area will be , so to find the area of such trapezoid
, we just take
, like so.
See Also
2018 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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