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    The area of triangle ACE is 70% of the total area of the hexagon. By relating the areas using trigonometry and congruent triangles, the equation 10r^2 + 10r + 10 = 7r^2 + 4r + 1 is derived. Solving this equation yields the sum of all possible values of r as 6.

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    Equiangular Hexagon

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    The area of triangle ACE is 70% of the total area of the hexagon. By relating the areas using trigonometry and congruent triangles, the equation 10r^2 + 10r + 10 = 7r^2 + 4r + 1 is derived. Solving this equation yields the sum of all possible values of r as 6.

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    The area of triangle ACE is 70% of the total area of the hexagon. By relating the areas using trigonometry and congruent triangles, the equation 10r^2 + 10r + 10 = 7r^2 + 4r + 1 is derived. Solving this equation yields the sum of all possible values of r as 6.

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    Equiangular hexagon 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹 has side lengths 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐸𝐹 =

    1 and . 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐹𝐴 = 𝑟. The area of 𝐴𝐶𝐸 is 70% of the


    area of the hexagon. What is the sum of all possible values of 𝑟?

    First, draw a picture.

    1
    𝐴 𝐵

    𝑟 𝑟

    𝐹 𝐶

    1 1

    𝑍 𝐸 𝑟 𝐷 𝑌

    Extending the sides of the equiangular hexagon (Each angle in the hexagon is 120°) form
    a equilateral triangle of side length 𝑟 + 2. We can express the area of the hexagon as the area of the
    big triangle minus the three equilateral triangles with side length 1. This is:

    2
    𝑟+2 3 12 3
    −3
    4 4

    (𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 + 1) 3
    =
    4

    Now we want to find the area of ∆𝐴𝐶𝐸. Draw a perpendicular from 𝐶 to 𝐷𝑌. Let’s call the
    3 1
    foot of the perpendicular 𝑃. We know 𝐶𝑃 = 2
    , and 𝐷𝑃 = 2, because ∆𝐶𝑃𝑌 is an equilateral triangle

    with side length 1.


    𝐶

    𝐸 𝑟 𝐷 𝑃 𝑌

    3
    ∆𝐸𝑃𝐶 is a right triangle with legs 𝐸𝑃 =, 𝐶𝑃 = 2
    , and hypotenuse 𝐸𝐶, which we want to find.

    Using the Pythagorean theorem,

    2 2
    2
    1 3
    𝐸𝐶 = 𝑟 + +
    2 2

    = 𝑟2 + 𝑟 + 1

    By SAS, Triangles 𝐸𝐷𝐶, 𝐴𝐵𝐶, and 𝐴𝐹𝐸 are congruent, so ∆𝐴𝐶𝐸 is equilateral.

    The area of ∆𝐴𝐶𝐸 is

    𝐸𝐶 2 3
    =
    4

    We know that ∆𝐴𝐶𝐸, is 70% the area of the hexagon, so we can plug these values in.

    (𝑟 2 + 𝑟 + 1) 3 7 (𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 + 1) 3
    =
    4 10 4

    3
    Divide both sides by .
    4

    7 2
    𝑟2 + 𝑟 + 1 = 𝑟 + 4𝑟 + 1
    10

    Multiply both sides by 10.

    10𝑟 2 + 10𝑟 + 10 = 7 𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 + 1

    3𝑟 2 − 18𝑟 + 3 = 0

    𝑟 2 − 6𝑟 + 1 = 0

    −(−6)
    So the sum of all possible values of 𝑟 is = 𝑬(𝟔)
    1

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