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Problem
is an equilateral triangle. is the midpoint of , is a point on between and and is a point on between and . The area of is , the area of is and the area of is . Find the length of the sides of the triangle .
Solution
Let . Because is equilateral, considering the areas of and gives
Because and we obtain for the area of the equation from which we get . This easily translates into the equation . Because , we need to have , hence . As we see that the only solution is . Therefore, .
Because and we obtain for the area of the equation from which we get . This easily translates into the equation . Because , we need to have , hence . As we see that the only solution is . Therefore, .
Final answer
24
Techniques
Triangle trigonometryDistance chasing