Difference between revisions of "1997 PMWC Problems/Problem I11"
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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
− | A rectangle ABCD is made up of five small congruent rectangles as shown in the given figure. Find the perimeter, in cm, of ABCD if its area is <math>6750 cm^2</math>. | + | A rectangle <math>ABCD</math> is made up of five small congruent rectangles as shown in the given figure. Find the perimeter, in cm, of <math>ABCD</math> if its area is <math>6750\text{cm}^2</math>. |
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+ | <asy> | ||
+ | /* File unicodetex not found. */ | ||
+ | /* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki, go to User:Azjps/geogebra */ | ||
+ | import graph; size(3.45cm); | ||
+ | real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */ | ||
+ | pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */ | ||
+ | pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */ | ||
+ | real xmin = -19.75, xmax = 39.09, ymin = -10.43, ymax = 20.84; /* image dimensions */ | ||
+ | /* draw figures */ | ||
+ | draw((0,3.45)--(0,0)); | ||
+ | draw((0,0)--(4.29,0)); | ||
+ | draw((0,3.45)--(4.29,3.45)); | ||
+ | draw((4.29,3.45)--(4.29,0)); | ||
+ | draw((0,1.32)--(4.29,1.32)); | ||
+ | draw((2.14,0)--(2.14,1.32)); | ||
+ | draw((1.43,1.32)--(1.43,3.45)); | ||
+ | draw((2.86,1.32)--(2.86,3.45)); | ||
+ | /* dots and labels */ | ||
+ | label("$B$", (-0.2,0), SW * labelscalefactor); | ||
+ | label("$A$", (-0.2,3.45), NW * labelscalefactor); | ||
+ | label("$C$", (4.29,0), SE * labelscalefactor); | ||
+ | label("$D$", (4.29,3.45), NE * labelscalefactor); | ||
+ | clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle); | ||
+ | /* end of picture */ | ||
+ | //Credit to dasobson for the diagram</asy> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== |
Revision as of 14:33, 20 April 2014
Problem
A rectangle is made up of five small congruent rectangles as shown in the given figure. Find the perimeter, in cm, of
if its area is
.
Solution
Let and
be the length, and width, respectively, of one of the small rectangles.
The perimeter of the big rectangle is
See Also
1997 PMWC (Problems) | ||
Preceded by Problem I10 |
Followed by Problem I12 | |
I: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 T: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 |