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Without loss of generality, squeeze the rectangle into a line that becomes the diagonal of the square. 2 of the triangles approach 0 area as the rectangle approaches a line and the diagonal of the rectangle approaches the line, so we can treat this as a question of "What is the length of the diagonal of a square of area 200?" | Without loss of generality, squeeze the rectangle into a line that becomes the diagonal of the square. 2 of the triangles approach 0 area as the rectangle approaches a line and the diagonal of the rectangle approaches the line, so we can treat this as a question of "What is the length of the diagonal of a square of area 200?" | ||
We see that the side of the square must be <math>\sqrt{200}</math>, and because the hypotenuse of the 45-45-90 triangle formed by the diagonal is <math>\sqrt{2}</math>*side length, we see that the diagonal of the square and therefore the diagonal of the rectangle is <math>\sqrt{400}</math> or <math>\boxed{20}</math>. | We see that the side of the square must be <math>\sqrt{200}</math>, and because the hypotenuse of the 45-45-90 triangle formed by the diagonal is <math>\sqrt{2}</math>*side length, we see that the diagonal of the square and therefore the diagonal of the rectangle is <math>\sqrt{400}</math> or <math>\boxed{20}</math>. |
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Problem
A rectangle is inscribed in a square
creating four isosceles right triangles.
If the total area of these four triangles
is , what is the length of the diagonal
of the rectangle?
Solution
Without loss of generality, squeeze the rectangle into a line that becomes the diagonal of the square. 2 of the triangles approach 0 area as the rectangle approaches a line and the diagonal of the rectangle approaches the line, so we can treat this as a question of "What is the length of the diagonal of a square of area 200?"
We see that the side of the square must be , and because the hypotenuse of the 45-45-90 triangle formed by the diagonal is
*side length, we see that the diagonal of the square and therefore the diagonal of the rectangle is
or
.
See Also
2008 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 | ||
All UNCO Math Contest Problems and Solutions |