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PrintThe 16th Japanese Mathematical Olympiad - The First Round
Japan geometry
Problem
is a point inside an equilateral triangle. The length of the perpendiculars from towards three sides are , , and . Answer the length of one edge of this triangle.
Solution
Denote by , and the three apexes of the triangle and by the length of one edge. Then
Therefore and hence the answer is .
Therefore and hence the answer is .
Final answer
4√3
Techniques
Triangle trigonometry