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An [[angle]] is drawn on a set of equally spaced [[parallel]] [[line]]s as shown. The [[ratio]] of the [[area]] of shaded [[region]] <math> \mathcal{C} </math> to the area of shaded region <math> \mathcal{B} </math> is 11/5. Find the ratio of shaded region <math> D </math> to the area of shaded region <math> A. </math>
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An [[angle]] is drawn on a set of equally spaced [[parallel]] [[line]]s as shown. The [[ratio]] of the [[area]] of shaded [[region]] <math> C </math> to the area of shaded region <math> B </math> is 11/5. Find the ratio of shaded region <math> D </math> to the area of shaded region <math> A. </math>
  
 
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Problem

An angle is drawn on a set of equally spaced parallel lines as shown. The ratio of the area of shaded region $C$ to the area of shaded region $B$ is 11/5. Find the ratio of shaded region $D$ to the area of shaded region $A.$

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Solution 1

Note that the apex of the angle is not on the parallel lines. Set up a coordinate proof.

Let the set of parallel lines be perpendicular to the x-axis, such that they cross it at $0, 1, 2 \ldots$. The base of region $\mathcal{A}$ is on the line $x = 1$. The bigger base of region $\mathcal{D}$ is on the line $x = 7$. Let the top side of the angle be $y = x - s$ and the bottom side be x-axis, as dividing the angle doesn't change the problem.

Since the area of the triangle is equal to $\frac{1}{2}bh$,

\[\frac{\textrm{Region\ }\mathcal{C}}{\textrm{Region\ }\mathcal{B}} = \frac{11}{5} = \frac{\frac 12(5-s)^2 - \frac 12(4-s)^2}{\frac 12(3-s)^2 - \frac12(2-s)^2}\]

Solve this to find that $s = \frac{5}{6}$.

Using the same reasoning as above, we get $\frac{\textrm{Region\ }\mathcal{D}}{\textrm{Region\ }\mathcal{A}} = \frac{\frac 12(7-s)^2 - \frac 12(6-s)^2}{\frac 12(1-s)^2}$, which is $\boxed{408}$.

Solution 2

Note that the sections between the two transversals can be divided into one small triangle and a number of trapezoids. Let one side length (not on a parallel line) of the small triangle be $x$ and the area of it be $x^2$. Also, let all sections of the line on the same side as the side with length $x$ on a trapezoid be equal to $1$.

Move on to the second-smallest triangle, formed by attaching this triangle with the next trapezoid. Parallel lines give us similar triangles, so we know the proportion of this triangle to the previous triangle is $(\frac{x+1}{x})^2$. Multiplying, we get $(x+1)^2$ as the area of the triangle, so the area of the trapezoid is $2x+1$. Repeating this process, we get that the area of B is $2x+3$, the area of C is $2x+7$, and the area of D is $2x+11$.

We can now use the given condition that the ratio of C and B is $\frac{11}{5}$.

$\frac{11}{5} = \frac{2x+7}{2x+3}$ gives us $x = \frac{1}{6}$

So now we compute the ratio of D and A, which is $\frac{2(\frac{1}{6} + 11)}{(\frac{1}{6})^2} = \boxed{408.}$

See also

2006 AIME I (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 6
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Problem 8
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