Prvo rješenje.
Površina peterokuta jednaka je zbroju površina triju trokuta. Uz oznake kao na slici vrijedi
P ( A A ′ B B ′ C ) = P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) = 1 2 b ⋅ b sin 30 ∘ + 1 2 a ⋅ b sin 60 ∘ + 1 2 a ⋅ a sin 30 ∘ = 1 4 b 2 + 1 4 ⋅ 2 b 2 3 + 1 4 ⋅ 4 b 2 = 5 + 2 3 4 b 2 . \begin{aligned} P(AA'BB'C) &=P(CAA')+P(CA'B)+P(CBB')\\ &=\frac12b\cdot b\sin30^\circ +\frac12a\cdot b\sin60^\circ +\frac12a\cdot a\sin30^\circ\\ &=\frac14b^2+\frac14\cdot2b^2\sqrt3+\frac14\cdot4b^2\\ &=\frac{5+2\sqrt3}{4}b^2. \end{aligned} P ( A A ′ B B ′ C ) = P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) = 2 1 b ⋅ b sin 3 0 ∘ + 2 1 a ⋅ b sin 6 0 ∘ + 2 1 a ⋅ a sin 3 0 ∘ = 4 1 b 2 + 4 1 ⋅ 2 b 2 3 + 4 1 ⋅ 4 b 2 = 4 5 + 2 3 b 2 .
Sada iz
5 + 2 3 4 b 2 = 20 + 8 3 \frac{5+2\sqrt3}{4}b^2=20+8\sqrt3 4 5 + 2 3 b 2 = 20 + 8 3
slijedi b 2 = 16 b^2=16 b 2 = 16 , odnosno b = 4 b=4 b = 4 i a = 8 a=8 a = 8 .
Drugo rješenje.
P ( A A ′ B B ′ C ) = P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) . P(AA'BB'C)=P(CAA')+P(CA'B)+P(CBB'). P ( A A ′ B B ′ C ) = P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) .
Trokut C D A ′ CDA' C D A ′ je polovica jednakostraničnog trokuta stranice duljine b b b iz čega slijedi ∣ A ′ D ∣ = 1 2 b |A'D|=\frac12b ∣ A ′ D ∣ = 2 1 b . Zato je
P ( C A A ′ ) = 1 2 b ⋅ b 2 = 1 4 b 2 . P(CAA')=\frac12b\cdot\frac b2=\frac14b^2. P ( C A A ′ ) = 2 1 b ⋅ 2 b = 4 1 b 2 .
Analogno, kako je trokut B E C BEC B E C pola jednakostraničnog trokuta stranice duljine 2 b 2b 2 b , dobivamo
P ( B B ′ C ) = 1 2 ⋅ 2 b ⋅ b = b 2 . P(BB'C)=\frac12\cdot2b\cdot b=b^2. P ( B B ′ C ) = 2 1 ⋅ 2 b ⋅ b = b 2 .
Trokuti C A ′ B CA'B C A ′ B i B E C BEC B E C su sukladni (SKS: b b b , 60 ∘ 60^\circ 6 0 ∘ , 2 b 2b 2 b ) pa je
P ( C A ′ B ) = P ( B E C ) = 1 2 ⋅ ( 2 b ) 2 3 4 = b 2 3 2 . P(CA'B)=P(BEC)=\frac12\cdot\frac{(2b)^2\sqrt3}{4} =\frac{b^2\sqrt3}{2}. P ( C A ′ B ) = P ( B E C ) = 2 1 ⋅ 4 ( 2 b ) 2 3 = 2 b 2 3 .
Iz zadanog uvjeta slijedi
P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) = 20 + 8 3 , P(CAA')+P(CA'B)+P(CBB')=20+8\sqrt3, P ( C A A ′ ) + P ( C A ′ B ) + P ( C B B ′ ) = 20 + 8 3 ,
odnosno
1 4 b 2 + b 2 + 3 2 b 2 = 20 + 8 3 . \frac14b^2+b^2+\frac{\sqrt3}{2}b^2=20+8\sqrt3. 4 1 b 2 + b 2 + 2 3 b 2 = 20 + 8 3 .
Tada je
5 b 2 + 2 b 2 3 = 80 + 32 3 , 5b^2+2b^2\sqrt3=80+32\sqrt3, 5 b 2 + 2 b 2 3 = 80 + 32 3 ,
te konačno b 2 = 16 b^2=16 b 2 = 16 .
Duljine kateta zadanog trokuta su 4 4 4 i 8 8 8 .