In the figure, θ1+θ2=2π and 3(BE)=4(AB). If the area of △CAB is 23−3 unit 2, when θ1θ2 is the largest, then the perimeter (in unit) of △CED is equal to ______.
Answer: 6
Solution
With AB=x, the right triangles give BE=x(tanθ1+tanθ2). From 3BE=4AB and θ2=2π−θ1 (so tanθ2=cotθ1), tanθ1+cotθ1=34, giving tanθ1=3 or 31. The ratio θ1θ2 is largest when θ1=6π and θ2=3π. The area 21x2tanθ1=23x2=23−3 gives x2=12−63, so x=3−3. In the right triangle CED, CD=x, DE=xtanθ2=3x and CE=2x, so its perimeter is x(3+3)=(3−3)(3+3)=6. The perimeter of △CED is 6.