Six. (Full marks 16 points)
As shown in Figure 4, for the pentagon
, each side is
translated 4 units outward
along the direction perpendicular to that side,
resulting in a new pentagon
.
(1) Can the 5 shaded
parts in the figure be assembled into a pentagon? Explain your reasoning:
(2) Prove that the perimeter of pentagon is at least 25 units longer than the perimeter of pentagon .
Solution
Six, (1) The 5 shaded parts in Figure 4 can form a small pentagon.
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
.
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 of the pentagon is greater than the circumference of its inscribed circle, the circumference of the inscribed circle is ,
then .
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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