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Geometry Difficulty 5.9 AIME, harder Prove it

Six. (Full marks 16 points)
As shown in Figure 4, for the pentagon
ABCDEA B C D E, each side is
translated 4 units outward
along the direction perpendicular to that side,
resulting in a new pentagon
ABCDEA^{\prime} B^{\prime} C^{\prime} D^{\prime} E^{\prime}.
(1) Can the 5 shaded
parts in the figure be assembled into a pentagon? Explain your reasoning:
(2) Prove that the perimeter of pentagon ABCDEA^{\prime} B^{\prime} C^{\prime} D^{\prime} E^{\prime} is at least 25 units longer than the perimeter of pentagon ABCDEA B C D E.

Solution

Six, (1) The 5 shaded parts in Figure 4 can form a small pentagon.
BF=AG=AH=EI=EK=DL=DM=CN=CO=BP=4,BFB=AGA=90,COC=BPB=90,DMD=CNC=90,EKE=DLD=90,AHA=EIE=90, and ( A+B+C+D+E)+(1+2+3+4+5)=5×180,91jA+B+C+D+E=(2)×180=3×180.1+2+3+4+5=360. \begin{array}{c} \because B F=A G=A H=E I=E K=D L=D M \\ =C N=C O=B P=4, \\ \angle B F B^{\prime}=\angle A G A^{\prime}=90^{\circ}, \\ \angle C O C^{\prime}=\angle B P B^{\prime}=90^{\circ}, \\ \angle D M D^{\prime}=\angle C N C^{\prime}=90^{\circ}, \\ \angle E K E^{\prime}=\angle D L D^{\prime}=90^{\circ}, \\ \angle A H A^{\prime}=\angle E I E^{\prime}=90^{\circ}, \\ \text { and ( } \left.\angle A^{\prime}+\angle B^{\prime}+\angle C^{\prime}+\angle D^{\prime}+\angle E^{\prime}\right)+(\angle 1 \\ +\angle 2+\angle 3+\angle 4+\angle 5)=5 \times 180^{\circ}, 91 j \\ \angle A^{\prime}+\angle B^{\prime}+\angle C^{\prime}+\angle D^{\prime}+\angle E^{\prime} \\ =(\angle-2) \times 180^{\circ}=3 \times 180^{\circ} . \\ \therefore \angle 1+\angle 2+\angle 3+\angle 4+\angle 5=360^{\circ} . \end{array}

The 5 shaded parts in Figure 4 can form a small pentagon as shown in Figure 6 (enlarged).
(2) The additional perimeter of the polygon is equal to
Figure 6
AH+AG+BF+A^{\prime} H+A^{\prime} G+B^{\prime} F+
BP+CO+CN+DM+DL+EK+EIB^{\prime} P+C^{\prime} O+C^{\prime} N+D^{\prime} M+D^{\prime} L+E^{\prime} K+E^{\prime} I.
This value is exactly the perimeter of the pentagon formed by the shaded areas in Figure 4, and it is evident that this pentagon has an inscribed circle with a radius of 4.

Since the perimeter ss of the pentagon is greater than the circumference of its inscribed circle, the circumference of the inscribed circle is 8π,π>3.148 \pi, \pi>3.14,
then s>8π>8×3.14=25.12>25s>8 \pi>8 \times 3.14=25.12>25.
Therefore, the perimeter of the new pentagon increases by at least 25 units.
(Provided by Tang Wenqing, Hainan Middle School, Haimen City, Jiangsu Province)

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