SMT 2023 Geometry #5
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August 9, 2023
geometry
Problem Statement
Equilateral triangle has side length and equilateral triangles of side lengths are each cut from a vertex of , leaving behind an equiangular hexagon , where lies on , lies on , and the rest of the vertices are similarly defined. Let be the midpoint of and define , similarly. Let the center of be . Note that , , split the hexagon into three pentagons. If the sum of the areas of the equilateral triangles cut out is and the ratio of the areas of the pentagons is , what is the value of ?