The sports ground has the shape of a rectangle $ABCD$, with the angle between the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ is equal to $60^o$ and $AB >BC$. The trainer instructed Andriyka to go first $10$ times on the route $A-C-B-D-A$, and then $15$ more times along the route $A-D-A$. Andriyka performed the task, moving a total of $4.5$ km. What is the distance $AC$?
Problem
Source: V.A. Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad 2019 VIII-IX p1 [Ukraine]
Tags: geometry, rectangle
Zhang2018
23.05.2019 23:20
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draw((-5,-1)--(-5,5));
draw((-5,5)--(5,5));
draw((5,-1)--(5,5));
draw((-5,-1)--(5,-1));
draw((-5,-1)--(5,5));
draw((5,-1)--(-5,5));
label("A",(-5,5),N);
label("B",(5,5),N);
label("C",(5,-1),S);
label("D",(-5,-1),S);
label("O",(0,2),S);
label("$60^\circ$",(0,2),W);
label("$60^\circ$",(0,2),E);
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The diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other, and because the diagonals are equal in length using the Pythagorean theorem, we find the part of the diagonals that are bisected are equal in length. Therefore, $\bigtriangleup{AOD}$ and $\bigtriangleup{BOC}$ are equilateral triangles because of the $3$ $60^\circ$ angles, and $\bigtriangleup{ACD}$ and $\bigtriangleup{ACB}$ are $90^\circ$ $60^\circ$ $30^\circ$ triangles. Therefore, traveling the route $A-C-B-D-A$ $10$ times has a length of $10\cdot{(2s+s+2s+s)}=10\cdot{6s}-=60s$, where $s$ is the length of $BC$. Traveling the route $A-D-A$ $15$ time has a length of $15\cdot{(s+s)}=15\cdot{2s}=30s$. Therefore, we must find $s$ such that $60s+30s=4.5$. Solving, we find $s=0.05$, and so $AC=2\cdot{0.05}=\boxed{0.1 km}$
brainiacmaniac31
23.05.2019 23:29
Zhang2018 wrote:
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draw((-5,-1)--(-5,5));
draw((-5,5)--(5,5));
draw((5,-1)--(5,5));
draw((-5,-1)--(5,-1));
label("A",(-5,5),N);
label("B",(5,5),N);
label("C",(5,-1),S);
label("D",(-5,-1),S);
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?????? What do you mean to say?????
Zhang2018
23.05.2019 23:29
@above, still editing
brainiacmaniac31
23.05.2019 23:32
The diagonals form two equilateral triangles: $AED$ and $BCE$. Therefore, letting $AD$ be $s$, we have the equation $60s+30s=4.5\implies AD = 0.05 \implies \boxed{AC = 0.1}$
Zhang2018
24.05.2019 00:43
@above, I found different solution
brainiacmaniac31
24.05.2019 02:32
Yes, I had a silly error.