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Two quadrilaterals are considered the same if one can be obtained from the other by a rotation and a translation. How many different convex cyclic quadrilaterals are there with integer sides and perimeter equal to 32? | Two quadrilaterals are considered the same if one can be obtained from the other by a rotation and a translation. How many different convex cyclic quadrilaterals are there with integer sides and perimeter equal to 32? | ||
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And so, the total number of quadrilaterals that can be made is <math>414 + 135 + 14 + 4 + 1 = \boxed{568\ \textbf{(C)}}</math>. | And so, the total number of quadrilaterals that can be made is <math>414 + 135 + 14 + 4 + 1 = \boxed{568\ \textbf{(C)}}</math>. | ||
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Revision as of 22:36, 25 February 2010
Problem
Two quadrilaterals are considered the same if one can be obtained from the other by a rotation and a translation. How many different convex cyclic quadrilaterals are there with integer sides and perimeter equal to 32?
Solution
It should first be noted that given any quadrilateral of fixed side lengths, the angles can be manipulated so that the quadrilateral becomes cyclic.
Denote , , , and as the integer side lengths of the quadrilateral. Without loss of generality, let .
Since , the Triangle Inequality implies that .
We will now split into cases.
Case : ( side lengths are equal)
Clearly there is only way to select the side lengths , and no matter how the sides are rearranged only unique quadrilateral can be formed.
Case : or ( side lengths are equal)
If side lengths are equal, then each of those side lengths can only be integers from to except for (because that is counted in the first case). Obviously there is still only unique quadrilateral that can be formed from one set of side lengths, resulting in a total of quadrilaterals.
Case : ( pairs of side lengths are equal)
and can be any integer from to , and likewise and can be any integer from to . However, a single set of side lengths can form different cyclic quadrilaterals (a rectangle and a kite), so the total number of quadrilaterals for this case is .
Case : or or ( side lengths are equal)
If the equal side lengths are each , then the other sides must each be , which we have already counted in an earlier case. If the equal side lengths are each , there is possible set of side lengths. Likewise, for side lengths of there are sets. Continuing this pattern, we find a total of sets of side lengths. (Be VERY careful when adding up the total for this case!) For each set of side lengths, there are possible quadrilaterals that can be formed, sot the total number of quadrilaterals for this case is .
Case : (no side lengths are equal) Using the same counting principles starting from and eventually reaching , we find that the total number of possible side lengths is . There are ways to arrange the side lengths, but there is only unique quadrilateral for rotations, so the number of quadrilaterals for each set of side lengths is . The total number of quadrilaterals is .
And so, the total number of quadrilaterals that can be made is .
See also
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