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We know the area of the hexagon <math>ABCDEF</math> to be <math>\triangle PQR- \triangle PAF- \triangle BCQ- \triangle RED </math>. Since <math>PR^2+RQ^2=PQ^2</math>, we know that <math>\triangle PRQ</math> is a right triangle. Thus the area of <math>\triangle PQR</math> is <math>150</math>. Another way to compute the area is <cmath>\frac12 \cdot PQ\cdot RQ \sin \angle PRQ = \frac12 500 \cdot \sin \angle PRQ=150 \implies \sin \angle PRQ = \frac35.</cmath> Then the area of <math>\triangle BCQ = \frac12 \cdot BQ \cdot CQ \cdot \sin \angle PRQ= \frac{25}{2}\cdot \frac{3}{5}=\frac{15}{2}</math>. Preceding in a similar fashion for <math>\triangle PAF</math>, the area of <math>\triangle PAF</math> is <math>10</math>. Since <math>\angle ERD = 90^{\circ}</math>, the area of <math>\triangle RED=\frac{25}{2}</math>. Thus our desired answer is <math>150-\frac{15}{2}-10-\frac{25}{2}=\boxed{120}</math>
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We know the area of the hexagon <math>ABCDEF</math> to be <math>\triangle PQR- \triangle PAF- \triangle BCQ- \triangle RED </math>. Since <math>PR^2+RQ^2=PQ^2</math>, we know that <math>\triangle PRQ</math> is a right triangle. Thus the area of <math>\triangle PQR</math> is <math>150</math>. Another way to compute the area is <cmath>\frac12 \cdot PQ\cdot RQ \sin \angle PQR = \frac12 500 \cdot \sin \angle PQR=150 \implies \sin \angle PQR = \frac35.</cmath> Then the area of <math>\triangle BCQ = \frac12 \cdot BQ \cdot CQ \cdot \sin \angle PQR= \frac{25}{2}\cdot \frac{3}{5}=\frac{15}{2}</math>. Preceding in a similar fashion for <math>\triangle PAF</math>, the area of <math>\triangle PAF</math> is <math>10</math>. Since <math>\angle ERD = 90^{\circ}</math>, the area of <math>\triangle RED=\frac{25}{2}</math>. Thus our desired answer is <math>150-\frac{15}{2}-10-\frac{25}{2}=\boxed{120}</math>
  
 
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Revision as of 21:40, 14 March 2019

The 2019 AIME I takes place on March 13, 2019.

Problem 3

In $\triangle PQR$, $PR=15$, $QR=20$, and $PQ=25$. Points $A$ and $B$ lie on $\overline{PQ}$, points $C$ and $D$ lie on $\overline{QR}$, and points $E$ and $F$ lie on $\overline{PR}$, with $PA=QB=QC=RD=RE=PF=5$. Find the area of hexagon $ABCDEF$.

Solution

We know the area of the hexagon $ABCDEF$ to be $\triangle PQR- \triangle PAF- \triangle BCQ- \triangle RED$. Since $PR^2+RQ^2=PQ^2$, we know that $\triangle PRQ$ is a right triangle. Thus the area of $\triangle PQR$ is $150$. Another way to compute the area is \[\frac12 \cdot PQ\cdot RQ \sin \angle PQR = \frac12 500 \cdot \sin \angle PQR=150 \implies \sin \angle PQR = \frac35.\] Then the area of $\triangle BCQ = \frac12 \cdot BQ \cdot CQ \cdot \sin \angle PQR= \frac{25}{2}\cdot \frac{3}{5}=\frac{15}{2}$. Preceding in a similar fashion for $\triangle PAF$, the area of $\triangle PAF$ is $10$. Since $\angle ERD = 90^{\circ}$, the area of $\triangle RED=\frac{25}{2}$. Thus our desired answer is $150-\frac{15}{2}-10-\frac{25}{2}=\boxed{120}$

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