2022 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 10
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Problem
Regular hexagon has side length . Let be the midpoint of , and let be the midpoint of . What is the perimeter of ?
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Solution 1
Let the center of the hexagon be . , , , , , and are all equilateral triangles with side length . Thus, , and . By symmetry, . Thus, by the Pythagorean theorem, . Because and , . Thus, the solution to our problem is .
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Solution 2
Consider triangle . Note that , , and because it is an interior angle of a regular hexagon. (See note for details.)
By the Law of Cosines, we have: By SAS Congruence, triangles , , , and are congruent, and by CPCTC, quadrilateral is a rhombus. Therefore, the perimeter of is .
Note: The sum of the interior angles of any polygon with sides is given by . Therefore, the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon is , and each interior angle of a regular hexagon measures .
Solution 3
We use a coordinates approach. Letting the origin be the center of the hexagon, we can let Then, and
We use the distance formula four times to get Thus, the perimeter of .
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Note: the last part of this solution could have been simplified by noting that
Solution 4
Note that triangles and are all congruent, since they have side lengths of and and an included angle of
By the Law of Cosines, Therefore,
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Solution 5 (Answer choices + Pythagorean Theorem Trick)
Like the previous solution, note that and are all congruent by SAS. It follows that quadrilateral is a rhombus.
Recall the Pythagorean Theorem, which states for all right triangles, where is the hypotenuse of the triangle. However, by drawing a quick diagram of an obtuse triangle, we can clearly see that , in an obtuse triangle.
Returning to the problem, we have:
Since is a rhombus, the perimeter is . This eliminates all answer choices but and , since in all of those options . Lastly, is eliminated due to the triangle inequality, as is not greater than .
Hence, the answer is .
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