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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   28 Aug 2012, 15:16
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If Radius BC equals 2, What is the area of the shaded region of the circle formed by the rectangle inscribed in the circle?

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OA: 4/3 pi - sqrt 3


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The diagonal of the rectangle is diameter in the circle and therefore its length is 4.
The right triangle formed by a diagonal and two adjacent sides of the rectangle is a 30-60-90 rectangle (because the short leg is half of the hypotenuse).
The other side of the rectangle is therefore \(2\sqrt{3}.\)

The shaded area can be obtained by subtracting from the circular sector defined by two radii (half diagonals) with an angle of \(120^o\) between them the area of the triangle formed by the same two radii and the long side of the rectangle.
The are of the circular sector is \(\pi\cdot2^2\cdot\frac{120}{360}=\frac{4\pi}{3}\) and the area of the triangle is 1/4 of the area of the rectangle, which is \(2\cdot2\sqrt{3}=4\sqrt{3}.\)
In any parallelogram, so also in a rectangle, the two diagonals divide the paralellogram into four triangles with equal areas.
Two radii with the short side of the rectangle form an equilateral triangle, while two radii with the long side of the rectangle form an isosceles triangle with angles 30-30-120.

The requested area is \(\frac{4\pi}{3}-\sqrt{3}.\)
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   28 Aug 2012, 17:21
\(\sqrt{12} = 2\sqrt{3}\)

You have to calculate the hypotenuse for each triangle, starting from the smallest triangle.
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 12:45
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In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

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OA: 2 sqrt 3


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metallicafan wrote:
\(\sqrt{12} = 2\sqrt{3}\)

You have to calculate the hypotenuse for each triangle, starting from the smallest triangle.
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

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OA: 2 sqrt 3


Looking forward to your answers.. Thanks!!!


Apply Pythagoras starting with the triangle with sides 1 and 1. The hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{2}.\)
In the next right triangle, the hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{3}\) ... the longest hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{2^2\cdot3}=2\sqrt{3}.\)
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

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OA: 2 sqrt 3


Looking forward to your answers.. Thanks!!!


Apply Pythagoras starting with the triangle with sides 1 and 1. The hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{2}.\)
In the next right triangle, the hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{3}\) ... the longest hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{2^2\cdot3}=2\sqrt{3}.\)


Thanks for the answer. I got the idea behind it! Thanks. But still I dont get that the longest hypotenuse is 2 srt 3. When I apply Pythagoras theorem I get 4 as an answer. Could you please explain. Thanks!
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 13:00
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
If Radius BC equals 2, What is the area of the shaded region of the circle formed by the rectangle inscribed in the circle?

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OA: 4/3 pi - sqrt 3


Can somebody please explain a step-by-step solution please.

Thanks!!!


The diagonal of the rectangle is diameter in the circle and therefore its length is 4.
The right triangle formed by a diagonal and two adjacent sides of the rectangle is a 30-60-90 rectangle (because the short leg is half of the hypotenuse).
The other side of the rectangle is therefore \(2\sqrt{3}.\)

The shaded area can be obtained by subtracting from the circular sector defined by two radii (half diagonals) with an angle of \(120^o\) between them the area of the triangle formed by the same two radii and the long side of the rectangle.
The are of the circular sector is \(\pi\cdot2^2\cdot\frac{120}{360}=\frac{4\pi}{3}\) and the area of the triangle is 1/4 of the area of the rectangle, which is \(2\cdot2\sqrt{3}=4\sqrt{3}.\)
In any parallelogram, so also in a rectangle, the two diagonals divide the paralellogram into four triangles with equal areas.
Two radii with the short side of the rectangle form an equilateral triangle, while two radii with the long side of the rectangle form an isosceles triangle with angles 30-30-120.

The requested area is \(\frac{4\pi}{3}-\sqrt{3}.\)


Hi EVA,
thanks a lot for you detailed explanation. But I still dont get it.
Where I have problems to follow is the following:

The shaded area can be obtained by subtracting from the circular sector defined by two radii (half diagonals) with an angle of \(120^o\) between them the area of the triangle formed by the same two radii and the long side of the rectangle.

Two radii with the short side of the rectangle form an equilateral triangle, while two radii with the long side of the rectangle form an isosceles triangle with angles 30-30-120.

Maybe I am blind but I dont see it.

Thanks!!!
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 13:06
The two circles are inscribed in the rectangle as shown above. If line segment AB, length 0.4, is perpendicular to line segment CD and line segment CD is tangent to the circle, what is the approximate area of the shaded region of the rectangle?

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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 13:47
In the Square above the length of line AB is 4 and angle BAC is 45 degrees. Approximately what is the circumference of the circle?

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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 14:04
CDEB is a parallelogram and P is the midpoint of ED. If GB = 5 what is the length of BA =?

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Can anybody provide a step by step solution. I am totally stuck here.

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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 14:11
ABCD is a Trapezoid:
AP = x – 1
PC = 3
DP = 2x – 13
PB = x – 5

What is the value of x?

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Any idea how to solve this kind of problem? Probably I am missing a concept again.

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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 14:14
NYC5648 wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

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OA: 2 sqrt 3


Looking forward to your answers.. Thanks!!!




metallicafan wrote:
\(\sqrt{12} = 2\sqrt{3}\)

You have to calculate the hypotenuse for each triangle, starting from the smallest triangle.
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

Show Spoiler
OA: 2 sqrt 3


Looking forward to your answers.. Thanks!!!


Apply Pythagoras starting with the triangle with sides 1 and 1. The hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{2}.\)
In the next right triangle, the hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{3}\) ... the longest hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{2^2\cdot3}=2\sqrt{3}.\)
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
In the figure to the right what is the length of the longest side, if all of the triangles are right triangles?

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OA: 2 sqrt 3


Looking forward to your answers.. Thanks!!!


Apply Pythagoras starting with the triangle with sides 1 and 1. The hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{2}.\)
In the next right triangle, the hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{3}\) ... the longest hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{2^2\cdot3}=2\sqrt{3}.\)


Thanks for the answer. I got the idea behind it! Thanks. But still I dont get that the longest hypotenuse is 2 srt 3. When I apply Pythagoras theorem I get 4 as an answer. Could you please explain. Thanks!


The first hypotenuse squared is \(1^2+1^2=2\). This hypotenuse is one of the legs in the next right triangle. We are going to apply Pythagoras's again, so no need to take the square root of it.
The second hypotenuse squared is \(2+1^2=3\).
The third hypotenuse squared is \(3+1^2=4\).
...

Finally, the longest hypotenuse is \(\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{2^2\cdot3}=2\sqrt{3}.\)

Make a drawing and mark where you have the right angles. It will help you when applying Pythagoras's.
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   29 Aug 2012, 14:20
NYC5648 wrote:
EvaJager wrote:
NYC5648 wrote:
If Radius BC equals 2, What is the area of the shaded region of the circle formed by the rectangle inscribed in the circle?

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OA: 4/3 pi - sqrt 3


Can somebody please explain a step-by-step solution please.

Thanks!!!


The diagonal of the rectangle is diameter in the circle and therefore its length is 4.
The right triangle formed by a diagonal and two adjacent sides of the rectangle is a 30-60-90 rectangle (because the short leg is half of the hypotenuse).
The other side of the rectangle is therefore \(2\sqrt{3}.\)

The shaded area can be obtained by subtracting from the circular sector defined by two radii (half diagonals) with an angle of \(120^o\) between them the area of the triangle formed by the same two radii and the long side of the rectangle.
The are of the circular sector is \(\pi\cdot2^2\cdot\frac{120}{360}=\frac{4\pi}{3}\) and the area of the triangle is 1/4 of the area of the rectangle, which is \(2\cdot2\sqrt{3}=4\sqrt{3}.\)
In any parallelogram, so also in a rectangle, the two diagonals divide the paralellogram into four triangles with equal areas.
Two radii with the short side of the rectangle form an equilateral triangle, while two radii with the long side of the rectangle form an isosceles triangle with angles 30-30-120.

The requested area is \(\frac{4\pi}{3}-\sqrt{3}.\)


Hi EVA,
thanks a lot for you detailed explanation. But I still dont get it.
Where I have problems to follow is the following:

The shaded area can be obtained by subtracting from the circular sector defined by two radii (half diagonals) with an angle of \(120^o\) between them the area of the triangle formed by the same two radii and the long side of the rectangle.

Two radii with the short side of the rectangle form an equilateral triangle, while two radii with the long side of the rectangle form an isosceles triangle with angles 30-30-120.

Maybe I am blind but I dont see it.

Thanks!!!


Copy the drawing from the question and add the two diagonals. Mark the angles and don't forget that the two diagonals are equal and bisect each other.
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Re: A train passes a man standing on a platform in 9 sec. and pa [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2013, 01:14
"Two men plan to run in opposite directions around a park 1 km long. The first man can run 15 meters in a minute and the second can run 25 meters per minute. How much further will the second runner have run at the point they cross paths? "

What does "How much further will the second runner have run at the point they cross paths?" mean?
Is "point they cross paths" mean the meeting place?
Should the 1000 m be considered a circle or a straight line?
"further will the second runner.." - could not understand this term too.

Can you please help.

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