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Geometry Difficulty 6.9 National Olympiad Find the answer

Let △ABC\triangle ABC be an equilateral triangle of side length 1. Let D,E,FD,E,F be points on BC,AC,ABBC,AC,AB respectively, such that DE20=EF22=FD38\frac{DE}{20} = \frac{EF}{22} = \frac{FD}{38}. Let X,Y,ZX,Y,Z be on lines BC,CA,ABBC,CA,AB respectively, such that XY⊥DE,YZ⊥EF,ZX⊥FDXY\perp DE, YZ\perp EF, ZX\perp FD. Find all possible values of 1[DEF]+1[XYZ]\frac{1}{[DEF]} + \frac{1}{[XYZ]}.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Let △ABC\triangle ABC be an equilateral triangle of side length 1. Let D,E,FD, E, F be points on BC,AC,ABBC, AC, AB respectively, such that DE20=EF22=FD38\frac{DE}{20} = \frac{EF}{22} = \frac{FD}{38}. Let X,Y,ZX, Y, Z be on lines BC,CA,ABBC, CA, AB respectively, such that XY⊥DEXY \perp DE, YZ⊥EFYZ \perp EF, ZX⊥FDZX \perp FD. We aim to find all possible values of 1[DEF]+1[XYZ]\frac{1}{[DEF]} + \frac{1}{[XYZ]}.

Consider the center KK of the spiral similarity Φ:△DEF→△XYZ\Phi: \triangle DEF \to \triangle XYZ. By angle chasing, we conclude that KK is the Miquel point of D,E,FD, E, F with respect to △ABC\triangle ABC. The transformation Φ\Phi rotates the plane by 90∘90^\circ, making KF⊥KZKF \perp KZ, etc.

Let KP⊥BCKP \perp BC, KQ⊥CAKQ \perp CA, KR⊥ABKR \perp AB, and θ:=∠KFB=∠KDC=∠KEA\theta := \angle KFB = \angle KDC = \angle KEA. We have:
1[DEF]+1[XYZ]=1[DEF](1+(KFKZ)2)=1[DEF](1+cot⁡2θ)=1[DEF]sin⁡2θ. \frac{1}{[DEF]} + \frac{1}{[XYZ]} = \frac{1}{[DEF]} \left(1 + \left(\frac{KF}{KZ}\right)^2\right) = \frac{1}{[DEF]} \left(1 + \cot^2 \theta\right) = \frac{1}{[DEF] \sin^2 \theta}.

Since △KEF∼△KQR\triangle KEF \sim \triangle KQR with ratio 1:sin⁡θ1 : \sin \theta, we get [KEF]sin⁡2θ=[KQR][KEF] \sin^2 \theta = [KQR]. Adding up, we find:
1[DEF]+1[XYZ]=1[PQR]. \frac{1}{[DEF]} + \frac{1}{[XYZ]} = \frac{1}{[PQR]}.

Now, QR=32AKQR = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} AK but QR=EFsin⁡θQR = EF \sin \theta, so CK:AK:BK=DE:EF:FD=10:11:19CK : AK : BK = DE : EF : FD = 10 : 11 : 19. Let CK=10tCK = 10t.

To find tt, we use the fact that AC=291+606tAC = \sqrt{291 + 60 \sqrt{6}} t. Since AC=1AC = 1, we have t=1291+606t = \frac{1}{\sqrt{291 + 60 \sqrt{6}}}.

Next, we calculate [PQR][PQR]:
[PQR]=12PR⋅QRsin⁡(∠QRK+∠KRP)=12PR⋅QRsin⁡(∠KBA+∠KCA)=1232BK⋅32CKsin⁡(∠BKC−60∘)=38(12BK⋅CKsin⁡∠BKC−32BK⋅CKcos⁡∠BKC)=38[BKC]−3332(BK2+CK2−BC2). \begin{align*} [PQR] &= \frac{1}{2} PR \cdot QR \sin(\angle QRK + \angle KRP) \\ &= \frac{1}{2} PR \cdot QR \sin(\angle KBA + \angle KCA) \\ &= \frac{1}{2} \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} BK \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} CK \sin(\angle BKC - 60^\circ) \\ &= \frac{3}{8} \left( \frac{1}{2} BK \cdot CK \sin \angle BKC - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} BK \cdot CK \cos \angle BKC \right) \\ &= \frac{3}{8} [BKC] - \frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{32} (BK^2 + CK^2 - BC^2). \end{align*}

By rotational symmetry, we have similar expressions for the other segments. Adding them up, we get:
[PQR]=18[ABC]−332(2AK2+2BK2+2CK2−AB2−BC2−CA2)=332+3332−332⋅1164t2=152194+406. \begin{align*} [PQR] &= \frac{1}{8} [ABC] - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{32} (2AK^2 + 2BK^2 + 2CK^2 - AB^2 - BC^2 - CA^2) \\ &= \frac{\sqrt{3}}{32} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{32} - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{32} \cdot 1164 t^2 \\ &= \frac{15 \sqrt{2}}{194 + 40 \sqrt{6}}. \end{align*}

Thus, the value is:
972+40315. \boxed{\frac{97 \sqrt{2} + 40 \sqrt{3}}{15}}.

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