Tuesday, September 7, 2010

17th British Mathematical Olympiad 1981 Problems

17th British Mathematical Olympiad 1981 Problems 1.  ABC is a triangle. Three lines divide the triangle into four triangles and three pentagons. One of the triangle has its three sides along the new lines, the others each have just two sides along the new lines. If all four triangles are congruent, find the area of each in terms of the area of ABC.