In the figure above, P, Q, R, and S are the midpoints of the sides of

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https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=39299 In the figure above, P, Q, R, and S are the midpoints of the sides of rectangle ABCD. What is the area of the polygon APQCRS? A. 12\sqrt{3} B. 9\sqrt{3} C. 6\sqrt{3} D. 3\sqrt{3} E. 24 Polygon.png

anamika4 · Answer

This is tough how to approach above question I thought of deleting the triangle bpq and srd area from triangle abcd and my result was polygon=3/4(area of abcd)..I don't know how to calculate abcd area.

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aditijoshi91 · Answer

From the figure above, ang(QPA) = ang(CRS) , the sum of all internal angles = 180, therefore 
180-x+180-x+30+90=180, x=150, right angled triangle is 30-60-90. From there, we can calculate BP = √3 and BQ=3

Area of rect(ABCD) = 12√3
Area of 2 triangles = 3√3

Area of polygon = 12√3-3√3 = 9√3

Please confirm if this is correct approach and answer

nmqan · Answer

Area of PBQ is half of ABC, DRS half off ACD. Thus PBQ + SRD = ½ ABCD = PASRCQ.
 2*sqrt(3) and x-30 gives hint of a triangle with 90-60-30. Thus, PB = sqrt(3), BQ =3.
Area of ABCD is: 2*sqrt(3)*2*3=12*sqrt(3).
Area of PASRCQ is 6*sqrt(3)

Please correct if it is wrong.

DavidTutorexamPAL · Answer

In addition to the solutions offered above, we'll also show a more visual, graphical answer.
This is an Alternative approach and relies on the fact that there is only one way to draw the given figure (as the points P,Q,R,S are midpoints of a rectangle).

Connecting the points P,Q,R and S to each other gives the below image.
We can SEE that drawing the lines has divided the rectangle into 8 identical triangles.
Therefore, our total area is the area of 6 of these triangles.

To complete the calculation, notice that  \angle QPR  and  \angle PRS  are equal because PQ is parallel to RS.
(once again - since there is only one way to draw this figure, you can SEE that they are parallel)
This means that  x - 90 + x - 120 = 90  so  2x = 300  and  x = 150 .
Then  	riangle PQO  is a 30-60-90 triangle with sides of  \sqrt3  and  3  so its area is  1.5 \sqrt{3} .
Multiplying by 6 gives  9 \sqrt{3} . 
(B) is our answer.

exc4libur · Answer

PQRS is a rectangle and the sum of the interior angles is:  360 = x + (x-30)+x +(x-30)  so  x = 150

BQP = BQC - x ; BQC is a straight line and  x=150 , so:  BQP = 180 - 150 = 30

PBQ is a right angle and its angles are  30:60:90 , which means that its sides must be:  s:s√3:2s

If PQ is the hypotenuse  2√3=2s , then the other sides  BQ=(√3*√3)=3  and  BP=√3

Area of PBQ = Area of SRD which is  \frac{base*height}{2}=\frac{3√3}{2} .

Area of ABCD is   = =12√3

Area of APQCRS = Area of ABCD - Area of Triangles (PBQ and SRD):

12√3 - {(\frac{3√3}{2}+\frac{3√3}{2})} = 12√3 - \frac{6√3}{2}=\frac{(24√3-6√3)}{2}=9√3

(B) is the answer.

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