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Geometry Difficulty 3.1 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

There is one positive integer kk for which 3 lt; k 2+4 lt; 4\text{3 lt; k 2+4 lt; 4}. What is this positive integer kk?
What is the sum of the 2020 smallest odd positive
integers?
In the diagram, BDF\triangle BDF is equilateral and FAB=BCD=DEF=90°\angle FAB = \angle BCD = \angle DEF = 90\degree. Also, AB=16AB = 16,
BC=8BC = 8, DE=5DE = 5, and FA=13FA = 13. Determine the perimeter of
hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF.

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Solution

Since 3 lt; k 2+4 lt; 4\text{3 lt; k 2+4 lt; 4}, then 3 2 lt; k 2 + 4 lt; 4 2\text{3 2 lt; k 2 + 4 lt; 4 2}. (We can square each part and preserve the direction of the
inequalities since each part is positive.)

Therefore, 9 lt; k 2 + 4 lt; 16\text{9 lt; k 2 + 4 lt; 16}
and so 5 lt; k 2 lt; 12\text{5 lt; k 2 lt; 12}.

Since kk is a positive integer whose
square is between 5 and 12, then k=3k = 3.
Let SS be the sum of the 20
smallest odd positive integers.

Then S=1+3+5++35+37+39S = 1 + 3 + 5 + \cdots + 35 + 37 + 39.

(Note that the smallest odd positive integer is 1 and the 20th integer
in this list must be 192=3819 \cdot 2 = 38 greater than the 1st integer.)

If we rewrite the terms of SS in
reverse order, we obtain S=39+37+35++5+3+1S = 39 + 37 + 35 + \cdots + 5 + 3 + 1.

Adding these two representations, we obtain 2S=40+40+40++40+40+402S = 40 + 40 + 40 + \cdots + 40 + 40 + 40 There are 20 terms in this sum because there were 20 terms
in each of the sums. Each term in this sum equals 40 because the first
pair adds to 40 and each subsequent pair has one number increased by 2
and one number decreased by 2, which means that the sum does not
change.

Therefore, 2S=2040=8002S = 20 \cdot 40 = 800
and so the sum of the 20 smallest odd integers is 400400.
Since ABF\triangle ABF is
right-angled at AA, then by the
Pythagorean Theorem, BF2=AB2+FA2=162+132=256+169=425BF^2 = AB^2 + FA^2 = 16^2 + 13^2 = 256 + 169 = 425 Since BDF\triangle BDF is equilateral, then BD=DF=BFBD = DF = BF and so BD2=DF2=BF2=425BD^2 = DF^2 = BF^2 = 425.

Since BCD\triangle BCD is right-angled
at CC, then BC2+CD2=BD2=425BC^2 + CD^2 = BD^2 = 425.

Since BC=8BC = 8, then 82+CD2=4258^2 + CD^2 = 425 which gives CD2=361CD^2 = 361.

Since CD gt; 0\text{CD gt; 0}, then CD=361=19CD = \sqrt{361} = 19.

Since DEF\triangle DEF is right-angled
at EE, then DE2+EF2=DF2=425DE^2 + EF^2 = DF^2 = 425.

Since DE=5DE = 5, then 52+EF2=4255^2 + EF^2 = 425 which gives EF2=400EF^2 = 400.

Since EF gt; 0\text{EF gt; 0}, then EF=400=20EF = \sqrt{400} = 20.

Therefore, the perimeter of ABCDEFABCDEF
is AB+BC+CD+DE+EF+FAAB + BC + CD + DE + EF + FA,
which equals 16+8+19+5+20+1316 + 8 + 19 + 5 + 20 + 13 or 8181.

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