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Revision as of 15:36, 24 November 2021

Problem

A square with side length $3$ is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length $2$ has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle?

[asy] import olympiad; pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K; A = origin; B = (0.25,0); C=(1.25,0); D=(1.5,0); E = (0.25,1); F=(0.4166666667,1); G=(1.08333333333,1); H=(1.25,1); I=(0.4166666667,1.66666666667); J=(1.08333333333,1.666666666667); K=(0.75,3); draw(A--D--K--cycle); draw(B--E); draw(C--H); draw(F--I); draw(G--J); draw(I--J); draw(E--H); [/asy]


$(\textbf{A})\: 19\frac14\qquad(\textbf{B}) \: 20\frac14\qquad(\textbf{C}) \: 21 \frac34\qquad(\textbf{D}) \: 22\frac12\qquad(\textbf{E}) \: 23\frac34$


Solution 1

Let's split the triangle down the middle:

[asy] import olympiad; pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K; A = origin; B = (0.25,0); C=(1.25,0); D=(1.5,0); E = (0.25,1); F=(0.4166666667,1); G=(1.08333333333,1); H=(1.25,1); I=(0.4166666667,1.66666666667); J=(1.08333333333,1.666666666667); K=(0.75,3); draw(A--D--K--cycle); draw(B--E); draw(C--H); draw(F--I); draw(G--J); draw(I--J); draw(E--H); draw(K--(0.75,0)); [/asy]

Solution 2

By similarity, the height is $3+\frac31\cdot2=9$ and the base is $\frac92\cdot1=4.5$. Thus the area is $\frac{9\cdot4.5}2=20.25=20\frac14$, or $\boxed{(\textbf{B})}$.

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