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| − | == Problem ==
| + | #REDIRECT [[2010_AMC_12A_Problems/Problem_17]] |
| − | Equiangular hexagon <math>ABCDEF</math> has side lengths <math>AB=CD=EF=1</math> and <math>BC=DE=FA=r</math>. The area of <math>\triangle ACE</math> is <math>70\%</math> of the area of the hexagon. What is the sum of all possible values of <math>r</math>?
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| − | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \frac{10}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{17}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6</math>
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| − | == Solution ==
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| − | It is clear that <math>\triangle ACE</math> is an equilateral triangle. From the [[Law of Cosines]], we get that <math>AC^2 = r^2+1^2-2r\cos{\frac{2\pi}{3}} = r^2+r+1</math>. Therefore, the area of <math>\triangle ACE</math> is <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(r^2+r+1)</math>.
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| − | If we extend <math>BC</math>, <math>DE</math> and <math>FA</math> so that <math>FA</math> and <math>BC</math> meet at <math>X</math>, <math>BC</math> and <math>DE</math> meet at <math>Y</math>, and <math>DE</math> and <math>FA</math> meet at <math>Z</math>, we find that hexagon <math>ABCDEF</math> is formed by taking equilateral triangle <math>XYZ</math> of side length <math>r+2</math> and removing three equilateral triangles, <math>ABX</math>, <math>CDY</math> and <math>EFZ</math>, of side length <math>1</math>. The area of <math>ABCDEF</math> is therefore
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| − | <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(r+2)^2-\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(r^2+4r+1)</math>.
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| − | Based on the initial conditions,
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| − | <cmath>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(r^2+r+1) = \frac{7}{10}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right)(r^2+4r+1)</cmath>
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| − | Simplifying this gives us <math>r^2-6r+1 = 0</math>. By [[Vieta's Formulas]] we know that the sum of the possible value of <math>r</math> is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 6}</math>.
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | {{AMC10 box|year=2010|num-b=18|num-a=20|ab=A}}
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| − | [[Category:Introductory Geometry Problems]]
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