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One step towards Regularity (Posted on 2019-03-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral. Also let P, Q, R, S be the respective midpoints of sides AB, BC, CD, DA such that triangles AQR and CSP are both equilateral.

Find the largest angle of quadrilateral ABCD.

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From geometry this is a rhombus.

If a/2 is the required angle and b is a/2-30 in degrees. L is a side of the rhombus, l is a side of the triangle equilateral, H and h are the heights in corrispondence with L and l 

tan a/2 = H/(2/3h) = L sin (30+b) / 2l cos(30) 

in addition L^2=1/4 L^2 + l^2

Then
tan (a/2) = 2 sin (a/2)

a/2=60°  and a=120°

  Posted by armando on 2019-03-08 11:07:58
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