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− | [[Rhombus]] <math>PQRS^{}_{}</math> is [[inscribe]]d in [[rectangle]] <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> so that [[vertex|vertices]] <math>P^{}_{}</math>, <math>Q^{}_{}</math>, <math>R^{}_{}</math>, and <math>S^{}_{}</math> are interior points on sides <math>\overline{AB}</math>, <math>\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{CD}</math>, and <math>\overline{DA}</math>, respectively. It is given that <math>PB^{}_{}=15</math>, <math>BQ^{}_{}=20</math>, <math>PR^{}_{}=30</math>, and <math>QS^{}_{}=40</math>. Let <math>m | + | [[Rhombus]] <math>PQRS^{}_{}</math> is [[inscribe]]d in [[rectangle]] <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> so that [[vertex|vertices]] <math>P^{}_{}</math>, <math>Q^{}_{}</math>, <math>R^{}_{}</math>, and <math>S^{}_{}</math> are interior points on sides <math>\overline{AB}</math>, <math>\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{CD}</math>, and <math>\overline{DA}</math>, respectively. It is given that <math>PB^{}_{}=15</math>, <math>BQ^{}_{}=20</math>, <math>PR^{}_{}=30</math>, and <math>QS^{}_{}=40</math>. Let <math>\frac{m}{n}</math>, in lowest terms, denote the [[perimeter]] of <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math>. Find <math>m+n^{}_{}</math>. |
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Revision as of 23:25, 30 July 2021
Problem
Rhombus is inscribed in rectangle
so that vertices
,
,
, and
are interior points on sides
,
,
, and
, respectively. It is given that
,
,
, and
. Let
, in lowest terms, denote the perimeter of
. Find
.
Contents
Solution
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Solution 1
Let be the center of the rhombus. Via parallel sides and alternate interior angles, we see that the opposite triangles are congruent (
,
). Quickly we realize that
is also the center of the rectangle.
By the Pythagorean Theorem, we can solve for a side of the rhombus; . Since the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors, we have that
. Also,
, so quadrilateral
is cyclic. By Ptolemy's Theorem,
.
By similar logic, we have is a cyclic quadrilateral. Let
,
. The Pythagorean Theorem gives us
. Ptolemy’s Theorem gives us
. Since the diagonals of a rectangle are equal,
, and
. Solving for
, we get
. Substituting into
,
We reject because then everything degenerates into squares, but the condition that
gives us a contradiction. Thus
, and backwards solving gives
. The perimeter of
is
, and
.
Solution 2
From above, we have and
. Returning to
note that
Hence,
by
similarity. From here, it's clear that
Similarly,
Therefore, the perimeter of rectangle
is
Solution 3
The triangles are isosceles, and similar (because they have
).
Hence .
The length of could be found easily from the area of
:
From the right triangle we have
. We could have also defined a similar formula:
, and then we found
, the segment
is tangent to the circles with diameters
.
The perimeter is .
Solution 4
For convenience, let . Since the opposite triangles are congruent we have that
, and therefore
. Let
, then we have
, or
. Expanding with the formula
, and since we have
, we can solve for
. The rest then follows similarily from above.
Solution 5
We can just find coordinates of the points. After drawing a picture, we can see 4 congruent right triangles with sides of , namely triangles
and
.
Let the points of triangle be
. Let point
be on
, such that
and
. Triangle
can be split into two similar 3-4-5 right triangles,
and
. By the Pythagorean Theorem, point
is
away from point
. Repeating the process, if we break down triangle
into two more similar triangles, we find that point
is at
.
By reflecting point over point
, we get point
. By reflecting point
over point
, we get point
. Thus, the perimeter is equal to
, making the final answer
.
Solution 6
We can just use areas. Let and
.
. Also, we can add up the areas of all 8 right triangles and let that equal the total area of the rectangle,
. This gives
. Solving this system of equation gives
,
, from which it is straightforward to find the answer,
. Thus,
Solution 7
We will bash with trigonometry.
Firstly, by Pythagoras Theorem, . We observe that
. Thus, if we drop an altitude from
to
to point
, it will have length
. In particular,
since we form a 7-24-25 triangle.
Now, . Thus, since
, we get that
. Now, by the Pythagorean Theorem,
.
Using the same idea, . Thus, since
.
Now, we can finish. We know . We also know
. Thus, our perimeter is
See also
1991 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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