In convex hexagon ABCDEF, all six sides are congruent, ∠A and ∠D are right angles, and ∠B,∠C,∠E, and ∠F are congruent. The area of the hexagonal region is 2116(2+1). Find AB.
解析
Solution 1
Let the side length be called x, so x=AB=BC=CD=DE=EF=AF.
The diagonal BF=AB2+AF2=x2+x2=x2. Then the areas of the triangles AFB and CDE in total are 2x2⋅2, and the area of the rectangle BCEF equals x⋅x2=x22
Then we have to solve the equation
2116(2+1)=x22+x22116(2+1)=x2(2+1)2116=x2x=46
Therefore, AB is 046.
Solution 2
Because ∠B, ∠C, ∠E, and ∠F are congruent, the degree-measure of each of them is 4720−2⋅90=135. Lines BF and CE divide the hexagonal region into two right triangles and a rectangle. Let AB=x. Then BF=x2. Thus
2116(2+1)=[ABCDEF]=2⋅21x2+x⋅x2=x2(1+2),
so x2=2116, and x=046.