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geometry senior

Problem

Equiangular hexagon has side lengths and . The area of is of the area of the hexagon. What is the sum of all possible values of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
It is clear that is an equilateral triangle. From the Law of Cosines on , we get that . Therefore, the area of is by area of an equilateral triangle. If we extend , and so that and meet at , and meet at , and and meet at , we find that hexagon is formed by taking equilateral triangle of side length and removing three equilateral triangles, , and , of side length . The area of is therefore . Based on the initial conditions, Simplifying this gives us . By Vieta's Formulas we know that the sum of the possible value of is .
Final answer
E