Rocket City Math League 2011-2012

Gemini Solutions Round 3

1. Let x equal the original angle. The equation would be
( )
1
180 24
2
x x = . 2 48 180 x x + = , so 3 132, x =
and x= 44.
44
2. The ratio of the volumes of two similar figures is the cube of the ratio of their side lengths. The ratio of the areas
of two similar figures is equal to the square of the ratio of their side lengths. So, to find the ratio of the volumes for
from the ratio of their areas, take the square root of the ratio of the areas and cube the result. So the ratio of the
volumes is given by
3
smaller
l arger
V 121 1331
V 289 4913
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= = |
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\ .
\ .
.
1331:4913
3. If n = number of sides, (n-2) 180 180 ) 2 52 ( = 9000 9000
4. Because the lines are parallel, they cut lines into proportional segments.
2 x
3 2
3 2
= , and
4 3
x
3 2
= ,and x=
9
8
.

9
8

5. Since AB is a diameter, triangle ABC is a right triangle. BC can be found using pythagorean theorem, or
special right triangles to be 5 3 . The area of the triangle is
1 25 3
A 5 5 3
2 2
= = .




6. Use the formula for the sum of interior angles of a polygon ( ) S 180(n 2) = , to find that the figure is a
hexagon. Use the formula for the area of a regular hexagon
2
3s 3
A
2
=
to find that the area is 6 3 .
6 3
7. The triangle is an equilateral triangle, with side length 5, so the height of the triangle is
5 3
2
. The centroid of
an equilateral triangle is the same as the intersection of the medians and lies 1/3 of the height away from each side.
So the distance from the centroid to each side is
5 3
6

5 3
6


8. The volume of the cube is 64 cm
3
, the volume of the cylinder is 16, and the surface area of the cylinder is 24.
Therefore, the volume outside the cylinder and inside the cube is 64 - 16. The ratio of the volume between the
cube and cylinder to the surface area of the cylinder is (8 - 2)/3.
8 2
3
t
t

9. The volume of the cone is
2
1
V h
3
t = . Plug 100 and 30 in the formula and solve for the radius. Plug the
radius back in the same formula replacing 30 with 20 and solve for the volume, which is 200/3.

200/3

10. The figure described in the problem is shown below, where AB=3 and ED=2. The two triangles are similar, so
AC:CD =BC:CE = 3:2, so let BC=3x, and CE=2x. Since BE = 10, BC = 6 and CE = 4. Using the Pythagorean
Theorem gives AC 3 3 = and CD 2 3 = . An external tangent
will be formed by a right triangle with BE = 10 and legs of the right triangle
equal to 1 and the external tangent. So, the external tangent has length
3 11. The difference is 3 11 5 3 .
3 11 5 3
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