Question

Rhombus $ABCD$ has side length $2$ and $\angle B=120^\circ.$ Region $R$ consists of all points inside the rhombus that are closer to vertex $B$ than any of the other three vertices. What is the area of $R?$

$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$\dfrac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}$

$1+\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

$2$

Solution:

Let $E$ and $H$ be the midpoints of $AB$ and $BC.$ The perpendicular bisector of $AB$ through $E$ meets diagonal $AC$ at $F,$ and the perpendicular bisector of $BC$ through $H$ meets $AC$ at $G.$ The region $R$ is the pentagon $BEFGH.$

Triangle $AFE$ is a $30$ - $60$ - $90^\circ$ triangle with $AE=1,$ so its area is $\dfrac12\cdot1\cdot\dfrac{1}{\sqrt3}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{6}.$ Triangles $BFE$ and $BGH$ are congruent to it, and $\triangle FBG$ is equilateral, splitting into two more copies.

Hence $R$ consists of four congruent triangles, giving area $4\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt3}{6}=\dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3}.$

Thus, the correct answer is C.

2011 AMC 12B Problem 16

Solution:

Problem 16 in Other Years