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− | We can see that the side length of the square is <math>2\sqrt{3}</math> by considering the altitude of the equilateral triangle as in Solution 1. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the diagonal of the square is thus <math>\sqrt{12+12}=\sqrt{24}=2\sqrt{6}</math>. Because of this, the height of one of the four shaded kites is <math>\sqrt{6}</math>. Now, we just need to find the length of that kite. By the Pythagorean Theorem again, this length is <math>\frac{2\sqrt{3} - 2}{2} \times \sqrt{2} = \sqrt{3} - 1 = \sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2}</math>. Now using <math>\text{area} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \text{length} \cdot \text{width}</math>, the area of one of the four kites is <math>2 \sqrt{6} \times \left(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}\right) = 12 - 2\sqrt{12} = \boxed{\textbf{(B) } 12 - 4\sqrt{3}}</math>. | + | We can see that the side length of the square is <math>2\sqrt{3}</math> by considering the altitude of the equilateral triangle as in Solution 1. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the diagonal of the square is thus <math>\sqrt{12+12}=\sqrt{24}=2\sqrt{6}</math>. Because of this, the height of one of the four shaded kites is <math>\sqrt{6}</math>. Now, we just need to find the length of that kite. By the Pythagorean Theorem again, this length is <math>\frac{2\sqrt{3} - 2}{2} \times \sqrt{2} = \sqrt{3} - 1 = \sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2}</math>. Now using <math>\text{area} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \text{length} \cdot \text{width}</math>, the area of one of the four kites is <math>2 \sqrt{6} \times \left(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}\right) = 12 - 2\sqrt{12} = \boxed{\textbf{(B) } 12 - 4\sqrt{3}}</math>. #storm |
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The figure below shows a square and four equilateral triangles, with each triangle having a side lying on a side of the square, such that each triangle has side length and the third vertices of the triangles meet at the center of the square. The region inside the square but outside the triangles is shaded. What is the area of the shaded region?
Solution 1
We notice th@t the square can be split into congruent smaller squares, with the altitude of the equilateral triangle being the side of this sm@ller square. Therefore, the area of each shaded part that resides within a square is the total area of the square subtracted from each triangle (which has already been split in half). #storm
When we split an equilateral triangle in half, we get two triangles. Therefore, the altitude, which is also the side length of one of the smaller squares, is . We can then compute the area of the two triangles as .
The area of the each small squares is the square of the side length, i.e. . Therefore, the area of the shaded region in each of the four squares is .
Since there are of these squares, we multiply this by to get as our answer.
Solution 2
We can see that the side length of the square is by considering the altitude of the equilateral triangle as in Solution 1. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the diagonal of the square is thus . Because of this, the height of one of the four shaded kites is . Now, we just need to find the length of that kite. By the Pythagorean Theorem again, this length is . Now using , the area of one of the four kites is . #storm
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