Area of the Octagon | AMC-10A, 2005 | Problem 20

An equiangular octagon has four sides of length 1 and four sides of length \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\), arranged so that no two consecutive sides have the same length. What is the area of the octagon?

We have to find out the equiangular octagon whose four sides of length 1 and four sides of length \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\),

we join \(AD\),\(HE\),\(BG\) and \(CF\).We assume that side lengths of \(AB=CD=EF=GH=1\) and side lengths of \(AH=BC=DE=GF=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)( As no two consecutive sides have the same length). Now

Can you now finish the problem ..........

There are 5 squares with side lengths \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\) and 4 Triangles of side lengths \(1\)

Now area of \(5\) squares=\( 5 \times (\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2})^2\)=\(\frac{5}{2}\) and area of each Triangle is half of the area of a square.so the area of \(4\) Triangles=\(4 \times \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}\)=\(1\)

can you finish the problem........

Therefore the Total area of the required octagon=Total area of Five squares + Total areas of Four Triangles=\(\frac{5}{2} +1\)=\(\frac{7}{2}\)

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