D E ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{DE}}} DE = 2 2 \displaystyle = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} = 2 2 이므로
A E ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AE}}} AE = A D ‾ − E D ‾ \displaystyle = {\overline{\mathrm{AD}}} - {\overline{\mathrm{ED}}} = AD − ED = 4 2 − 2 2 \displaystyle = 4 \sqrt{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} = 4 2 − 2 2 = 7 2 2 \displaystyle = \frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{2} = 2 7 2 ⋯ ⋯ \cdots \cdots ⋯⋯ ㉠
직각삼각형 E C D \mathrm{ECD} ECD 에서 피타고라스 정리에 의하여
E C ‾ 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} ^{2} EC 2 = E D ‾ 2 + D C ‾ 2 = ( 2 2 ) 2 + ( 4 2 ) 2 \displaystyle = {\overline{\mathrm{ED}}} ^{2} + {\overline{\mathrm{DC}}} ^{2} = \left( \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \right) ^{2} + \left( 4 \sqrt{2} \right) ^{2} = ED 2 + DC 2 = ( 2 2 ) 2 + ( 4 2 ) 2 = 65 2 \displaystyle = \frac{65}{2} = 2 65
직각삼각형 F C E \mathrm{FCE} FCE 에서 피타고라스 정리에 의하여
E C ‾ 2 = E F ‾ 2 + F C ‾ 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} ^{2} = {\overline{\mathrm{EF}}} ^{2} + {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} ^{2} EC 2 = EF 2 + FC 2
E F ‾ : F C ‾ = 4 : 7 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EF}}} : {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} = 4 : 7 EF : FC = 4 : 7 에서 E F ‾ = 4 7 F C ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EF}}} = \frac{4}{7} {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} EF = 7 4 FC 이므로
E C ‾ 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EC}}} ^{2} EC 2 = ( 4 7 F C ‾ ) 2 + F C ‾ 2 \displaystyle = \left( \frac{4}{7} {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} \right) ^{2} + {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} ^{2} = ( 7 4 FC ) 2 + FC 2 = 65 49 × F C ‾ 2 \displaystyle = \frac{65}{49} \times {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} ^{2} = 49 65 × FC 2
65 49 × F C ‾ 2 = 65 2 \displaystyle \frac{65}{49} \times {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} ^{2} = \frac{65}{2} 49 65 × FC 2 = 2 65 에서 F C ‾ 2 = 49 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} ^{2} = \frac{49}{2} FC 2 = 2 49
F C ‾ = 7 2 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} = \frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{2} FC = 2 7 2 이고 E F ‾ = 4 7 F C ‾ = 2 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{EF}}} = \frac{4}{7} {\overline{\mathrm{FC}}} = 2 \sqrt{2} EF = 7 4 FC = 2 2 ⋯ ⋯ \cdots \cdots ⋯⋯ ㉡
정사각형 A B C D \mathrm{ABCD} ABCD 에서
A B ‾ = B C ‾ = 4 2 \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} = {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} = 4 \sqrt{2} AB = BC = 4 2 ⋯ ⋯ \cdots \cdots ⋯⋯ ㉢
㉠, ㉡, ㉢에서
모양의 도형의 둘레의 길이는
A B ‾ + B C ‾ + C F ‾ + F E ‾ + E A ‾ \displaystyle {\overline{\mathrm{AB}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{BC}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{CF}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{FE}}} + {\overline{\mathrm{EA}}} AB + BC + CF + FE + EA
= 4 2 + 4 2 + 7 2 2 + 2 2 + 7 2 2 \displaystyle = 4 \sqrt{2} + 4 \sqrt{2} + \frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{2} + 2 \sqrt{2} + \frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{2} = 4 2 + 4 2 + 2 7 2 + 2 2 + 2 7 2
= 17 2 \displaystyle = 17 \sqrt{2} = 17 2
a = 17 2 \displaystyle a = 17 \sqrt{2} a = 17 2
따라서 a 2 = 578 a ^{2} = 578 a 2 = 578