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Each of the triangle <math>AOB</math>, <math>BOC</math>, <math>COD</math>, etc. are congruent, and their areas are <math>(43/99\cdot2)/2</math>, since the area of a triangle is bh/2, so the area of all 8 of them is 86/99 and the answer is 185.
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Each of the triangle <math>AOB</math>, <math>BOC</math>, <math>COD</math>, etc. are congruent, and their areas are <math>((43/99)\cdot(1/2))/2</math>, since the area of a triangle is bh/2, so the area of all 8 of them is 86/99 and the answer is 185.
  
 
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== See also ==

Revision as of 08:52, 24 February 2008

Problem

The two squares shown share the same center $\displaystyle O_{}$ and have sides of length 1. The length of $\displaystyle \overline{AB}$ is $\displaystyle 43/99$ and the area of octagon $\displaystyle ABCDEFGH$ is $\displaystyle m/n,$ where $\displaystyle m_{}$ and $\displaystyle n_{}$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $\displaystyle m+n.$

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Solution

Define the two possible distances from one of the labeled points and the corners of the square upon which the point lies as $x$ and $y$. The area of the octagon (by subtraction of areas) is $1 - 4\left(\frac{1}{2}xy\right) = 1 - 2xy$.

By the Pythagorean theorem,

$x^2 + y^2 = \left(\frac{43}{99}\right)^2$

Also,

$x + y + \frac{43}{99} = 1$
$x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = \left(\frac{56}{99}\right)^2$

Substituting,

$\left(\frac{43}{99}\right)^2 + 2xy = \left(\frac{56}{99}\right)^2$
$2xy = \frac{(56 + 43)(56 - 43)}{99^2} = \frac{13}{99}$

Thus, the area of the octagon is $1 - \frac{13}{99} = \frac{86}{99}$, so $m + n = 185$.

Solution 2

Each of the triangle $AOB$, $BOC$, $COD$, etc. are congruent, and their areas are $((43/99)\cdot(1/2))/2$, since the area of a triangle is bh/2, so the area of all 8 of them is 86/99 and the answer is 185.

See also

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