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geometry senior
Problem
Point is inside equilateral . Points , , and are the feet of the perpendiculars from to , , and , respectively. Given that , , and , what is in terms of radicals?
Solution
Let the side length of be . Then the areas of , , and are, respectively, , , and . The area of is the sum of these, which is . The area of may also be expressed as , so . The unique positive solution for is .
Final answer
4\sqrt{3}