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Problem:
O is the center of square ABCD, and M and N are the midpoints of BC and AD, respectively. Points A′, B′, C′, D′ are chosen on AO, BO, CO, DO, respectively, so that A′B′MC′D′N is an equiangular hexagon. The ratio [ABCD][A′B′MC′D′N] can be written as da+bc, where a,b,c,d are integers, d is positive, c is square-free, and gcd(a,b,d)=1. Find 1000a+100b+10c+d.
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
Solution:
Assume without loss of generality that the side length of ABCD is 1 so that the area of the square is also 1. This also means that OM=ON=21. As A′B′MC′D′N is equiangular, it can be seen that ∠A′NO=60∘, and also by symmetry, that A′B′∥AB, so ∠OA′B′=45∘ and ∠OA′N=75∘. Therefore, A′NO is a 45-60-75 triangle, which has sides in ratio 2:1+3:6, so we may compute that A′O=1+36⋅21=432−6.
Further, the area of A′NO can be found by taking the altitude to NO, which has length 21⋅1+33=43−3, so the area is 21⋅21⋅43−3=163−3.
The area of OA′B′ is 21(432−6)2=86−33.
Combining everything together, we can find that [A′B′MC′D′N]=4[A′NO]+2[OA′B′]=43−3+46−33=49−43.
Therefore, our answer is 9000−400+30+4=8634.
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