2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 19
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Solution 1
By AA~ similarity triangle we can find the ratio of the area of big: small —> then there are a relative
for the
trapezoids combines. For
trapezoid it is a relative
so now the ratio is
which can simplify to
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Solution 2
Subtracting the larger equilateral triangle from the smaller one yields the sum of the three trapezoids. Since the ratio of the side lengths of the larger to the smaller one is , we can set the side lengths as
and
, respectively. So, the sum of the trapezoids is
. We are also told that the three trapezoids are congruent, thus the area of each of them is
. Hence, the area is \frac{\frac{5}{12}\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}=\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5}{12}}$.
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Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Using Similar Triangles)
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