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A point P in the interior of a regular hexagon is at distance...

A point P in the interior of a regular hexagon is at distance 8,8,168,8,16 units from three consecutive vertices of the hexagon, respectively. If rr is radius of the circumscribed circle of the hexagon, what is the integer closest to rr ?A point P in the interior of a regular hexagon is at distance 8,8,16 units from three consecutive vertices of the

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14

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A point P in the interior of a regular hexagon is at distance 8,8,16 units from three consecutive vertices of the
Note that CF=2AB,PA=2PC\mathrm{CF}=2 \mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{PA}=2 \mathrm{PC} \& PB=2PF\mathrm{PB}=2 \mathrm{PF} Hence △PAB\triangle \mathrm{PAB} is similar to △PFC\triangle \mathrm{PFC}, hence A1P1C\mathrm{A}_1 \mathrm{P}_1 \mathrm{C} \& B1P1 F\mathrm{B}_1 \mathrm{P}_1 \mathrm{~F} are collinear. Let each side of hexagon be equal to xx. Let, Q&RQ \& R be foot of altitudes from PP to base AB&CFA B \& C F respectively. So RR is centre of hexagon Now 13×3x2=64−x24\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}=\sqrt{64-\frac{x^2}{4}} ⇒x212=64−x24\Rightarrow \frac{x^2}{12}=64-\frac{x^2}{4} ⇒4x212=64⇒x=83\Rightarrow \frac{4 x^2}{12}=64 \Rightarrow x=8 \sqrt{3} Note that circumradius of a regular hexagon = side of regular hexagon Hence r=83≈13.856r=8 \sqrt{3} \approx 13.856 Hence nearest integer =14=14
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