Each side of square $ABCD$ with side length of $4$ is divided into equal parts by three points. Choose one of the three points from each side, and connect the points consecutively to obtain a quadrilateral. Which numbers can be the area of this quadrilateral? Just write the numbers without proof. [asy][asy] import graph; size(4.662701220158751cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */ pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */ pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */ real xmin = -4.337693339683693, xmax = 2.323308403400238, ymin = -0.39518100382374105, ymax = 4.44811779880594; /* image dimensions */ pen yfyfyf = rgb(0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902); pen sqsqsq = rgb(0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137); filldraw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.)--(1.,0.)--(-3.,0.)--cycle, white, linewidth(1.6)); filldraw((0.,4.)--(-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.)--(1.,1.)--cycle, yfyfyf, linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq); /* draw figures */ draw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1.,4.)--(1.,0.), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1.,0.)--(-3.,0.), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-3.,0.)--(-3.,4.), linewidth(1.6)); draw((0.,4.)--(-3.,2.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq); draw((-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq); draw((-2.,0.)--(1.,1.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq); draw((1.,1.)--(0.,4.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq); label("$A$",(-3.434705427329005,4.459844914550807),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14)); label("$B$",(1.056779902954702,4.424663567316209),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14)); label("$C$",(1.0450527872098359,0.07390362597090126),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14)); label("$D$",(-3.551976584777666,0.12081208895036549),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14)); /* dots and labels */ dot((-2.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-1.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((0.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((1.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((1.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((1.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((0.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-1.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-3.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-3.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-3.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); dot((-2.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle); /* end of picture */ [/asy][/asy] Proposed by Hirad Aalipanah
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Tags: geometry, Iran
ythomashu
15.09.2017 17:26
8,15/2, 7, 6
329020
15.09.2017 23:10
I also got 8.5,9, and 10, as well as the answers above Is it ok if I write my solution?
bgn
15.09.2017 23:14
JetC wrote: Is it ok if I write my solution? I just wanted the post to be exactly similar to the way it was discussed at the exam Feel free to type your solution.
329020
15.09.2017 23:32
[asy][asy]
import graph; size(4.662701220158751cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */
real xmin = -4.337693339683693, xmax = 2.323308403400238, ymin = -0.39518100382374105, ymax = 4.44811779880594; /* image dimensions */
pen yfyfyf = rgb(0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902); pen sqsqsq = rgb(0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137);
filldraw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.)--(1.,0.)--(-3.,0.)--cycle, white, linewidth(1.6));
filldraw((0.,4.)--(-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.)--(1.,1.)--cycle, yfyfyf, linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
/* draw figures */
draw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((1.,4.)--(1.,0.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((1.,0.)--(-3.,0.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-3.,0.)--(-3.,4.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((0.,4.)--(-3.,2.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((-2.,0.)--(1.,1.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((1.,1.)--(0.,4.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
label("$A$",(-3.434705427329005,4.459844914550807),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$a$",(-1.634705427329005,4.459844914550807),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$B$",(1.056779902954702,4.424663567316209),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$b$",(-3.456779902954702,3.24663567316209),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$C$",(1.0450527872098359,0.07390362597090126),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$c$",(1.250527872098359,0.7390362597090126),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$D$",(-3.551976584777666,0.12081208895036549),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$d$",(-.551976584777666,0.09081208895036549),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
/* dots and labels */
dot((-2.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-1.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((0.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((0.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-1.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-2.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
/* end of picture */
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Let $a,b,c,d$ be the lengths of the sides. Then $4-a,4-b,4-c,4-d$ are the lengths of the complementary sides.
To find the area, we can use complementary areas. So we can find the area of the triangles and subtract.
$\frac{ab+(4-a)(4-b)+(4-b)(4-d)+cd}{2}$
This ugly expression can be factored to:
$\frac{16+(a+b-4)(b+c-4)}{2}$
Subtracting this from the orginal gives
$8-(a+d-4)(b+c-4)$
Since $a,b,c,d$ are from $[1,3]$, then the value of $a+b$ or $c+d$ can be $2,3,4,5,6$
We have to try all those combinations in the equation. We substitute $a+b$ and $c+d$ for all combos of $2,3,4,5,6$
It can be:
$(2,2),(2,3),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6),(4,5),(4,6),(5,6),(6,6)$
The value of $(a+d-4)(b+c-4)$ can thus be $-2,-1,-.5,0,.5,1.2$
Then $8$ minus all of those numbers gives:
$\boxed{6,7,7.5,8,8.5,9,10}$
ythomashu
18.09.2017 21:19
Let E,F,G,H be the vertices of the quadrilateral on AB,BC,CD, and AD respectively. You can see that the area of the quadrilateral is $\frac{16-(BF-AH)(AE-DG)}2$. The possible values for$BF-AH$ or $AE-DG$ are -2,-1,0,1,2. Now plug in the numbers to get 6,7,7.5,8,8.5,9,10.
[asy][asy]
import graph; size(4.662701220158751cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */
real xmin = -4.337693339683693, xmax = 2.323308403400238, ymin = -0.39518100382374105, ymax = 4.44811779880594; /* image dimensions */
pen yfyfyf = rgb(0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902,0.5607843137254902); pen sqsqsq = rgb(0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137,0.12549019607843137);
filldraw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.)--(1.,0.)--(-3.,0.)--cycle, white, linewidth(1.6));
filldraw((0.,4.)--(-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.)--(1.,1.)--cycle, yfyfyf, linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
/* draw figures */
draw((-3.,4.)--(1.,4.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((1.,4.)--(1.,0.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((1.,0.)--(-3.,0.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-3.,0.)--(-3.,4.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-3.,2.)--(0.,2.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-2.,1.)--(1.,1.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-2.,2.)--(-2.,0.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-0.,4.)--(0.,1.), linewidth(1.6));
draw((-3.,4.)--(-3.,2.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((-3.,2.)--(-2.,0.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((-2.,0.)--(1.,1.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
draw((1.,1.)--(0.,4.), linewidth(2.) + sqsqsq);
label("$A$",(-3.434705427329005,4.459844914550807),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$B$",(1.056779902954702,4.424663567316209),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$C$",(1.0450527872098359,0.07390362597090126),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
label("$D$",(-3.551976584777666,0.12081208895036549),SE*labelscalefactor,fontsize(14));
/* dots and labels */
dot((-2.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-1.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((0.,4.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((1.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((0.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-1.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,1.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,2.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-3.,3.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
dot((-2.,0.),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
/* end of picture */
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