AIME 2009 II · 第 13 题

Solution

Solution 1

Let the radius be 1 instead. All lengths will be halved so we will multiply by $2^{12}$ at the end. Place the semicircle on the complex plane, with the center of the circle being 0 and the diameter being the real axis. Then $C_1,\ldots, C_6$ are 6 of the 14th roots of unity. Let $\omega=\text{cis}\frac{360^{\circ}}{14}$; then $C_1,\ldots, C_6$ correspond to $\omega,\ldots, \omega^6$. Let $C_1',\ldots, C_6'$ be their reflections across the diameter. These points correspond to $\omega^8\ldots, \omega^{13}$. Then the lengths of the segments are $|1-\omega|,\ldots, |1-\omega^6|,|1-\omega^8|,\ldots |1-\omega^{13}|$. Noting that $B$ represents 1 in the complex plane, the desired product is

$$\begin{aligned} BC_1\cdots BC_6 \cdot AC_1\cdots AC_6&= BC_1\cdots BC_6 \cdot BC_1'\cdots BC_6'\\ &= |(x-\omega^1)\ldots(x-\omega^6)(x-\omega^8)\ldots(x-\omega^{13})| \end{aligned}$$ for $x=1$. However, the polynomial $(x-\omega^1)\ldots(x-\omega^6)(x-\omega^8)\ldots(x-\omega^{13})$ has as its zeros all 14th roots of unity except for $-1$ and $1$. Hence

$$(x-\omega^1)\ldots(x-\omega^6)(x-\omega^8)\ldots(x-\omega^{13})=\frac{x^{14}-1}{(x-1)(x+1)}=x^{12}+x^{10}+\cdots +x^2+1.$$ Thus the product is $|x^{12}+\cdots +x^2+1|=7$ when the radius is 1, and the product is $2^{12}\cdot 7=28672$. Thus the answer is $\boxed {672}$.

Solution 2

Let $O$ be the midpoint of $A$ and $B$. Assume $C_1$ is closer to $A$ instead of $B$. $\angle AOC_1$ = $\frac {\pi}{7}$. Using the Law of Cosines,

$\overline {AC_1}^2$ = $8 - 8 \cos \frac {\pi}{7}$, $\overline {AC_2}^2$ = $8 - 8 \cos \frac {2\pi}{7}$, . . . $\overline {AC_6}^2$ = $8 - 8 \cos \frac {6\pi}{7}$

So $n$ = $(8^6)(1 - \cos \frac {\pi}{7})(1 - \cos \frac {2\pi}{7})\dots(1 - \cos \frac{6\pi}{7})$. It can be rearranged to form

$n$ = $(8^6)(1 - \cos \frac {\pi}{7})(1 - \cos \frac {6\pi}{7})\dots(1 - \cos \frac {3\pi}{7})(1 - \cos \frac {4\pi}{7})$.

Since $\cos a = - \cos (\pi - a)$, we have

$n$ = $(8^6)(1 - \cos \frac {\pi}{7})(1 + \cos \frac {\pi}{7}) \dots (1 - \cos \frac {3\pi}{7})(1 + \cos \frac {3\pi}{7})$

= $(8^6)(1 - \cos^2 \frac {\pi}{7})(1 - \cos^2 \frac {2\pi}{7})(1 - \cos^2 \frac {3\pi}{7})$

= $(8^6)(\sin^2 \frac {\pi}{7})(\sin^2 \frac {2\pi}{7})(\sin^2 \frac {3\pi}{7})$

It can be shown that $\sin \frac {\pi}{7} \sin \frac {2\pi}{7} \sin \frac {3\pi}{7}$ = $\frac {\sqrt {7}}{8}$, so $n$ = $8^6(\frac {\sqrt {7}}{8})^2$ = $7(8^4)$ = $28672$, so the answer is $\boxed {672}$

Solution 3

Note that for each $k$ the triangle $ABC_k$ is a right triangle. Hence the product $AC_k \cdot BC_k$ is twice the area of the triangle $ABC_k$. Knowing that $AB=4$, the area of $ABC_k$ can also be expressed as $2c_k$, where $c_k$ is the length of the altitude from $C_k$ onto $AB$. Hence we have $AC_k \cdot BC_k = 4c_k$.

By the definition of $C_k$ we obviously have $c_k = 2\sin\frac{k\pi}7$.

From these two observations we get that the product we should compute is equal to $8^6 \cdot \prod_{k=1}^6 \sin \frac{k\pi}7$, which is the same identity as in Solution 2.

Computing the product of sines

In this section we show one way how to evaluate the product $\prod_{k=1}^6 \sin \frac{k\pi}7 = \prod_{k=1}^3 (\sin \frac{k\pi}7)^2$.

Let $\omega_k = \cos \frac{2k\pi}7 + i\sin \frac{2k\pi}7$. The numbers $1,\omega_1,\omega_2,\dots,\omega_6$ are the $7$-th complex roots of unity. In other words, these are the roots of the polynomial $x^7-1$. Then the numbers $\omega_1,\omega_2,\dots,\omega_6$ are the roots of the polynomial $\frac{x^7-1}{x-1} = x^6+x^5+\cdots+x+1$.

We just proved the identity $\prod_{k=1}^6 (x - \omega_k) = x^6+x^5+\cdots+x+1$. Substitute $x=1$. The right hand side is obviously equal to $7$. Let's now examine the left hand side. We have:

$$\begin{aligned} (1-\omega_k)(1-\omega_{7-k})=|1-\omega_k|^2 & = \left( 1-\cos \frac{2k\pi}7 \right)^2 + \left( \sin \frac{2k\pi}7 \right)^2 \\ & = 2-2\cos \frac{2k\pi}7 \\ & = 2-2 \left( 1 - 2 \left( \sin \frac{k\pi}7 \right)^2 \right) \\ & = 4\left( \sin \frac{k\pi}7 \right)^2 \end{aligned}$$ Therefore the size of the left hand side in our equation is $\prod_{k=1}^3 4 (\sin \frac{k\pi}7)^2 = 2^6 \prod_{k=1}^3 (\sin \frac{k\pi}7)^2$. As the right hand side is $7$, we get that $\prod_{k=1}^3 (\sin \frac{k\pi}7)^2 = \frac{7}{2^6}$.

Solution 4 (Product of Sines)

Lemma 1: A chord $ab$ of a circle with center $O$ and radius $r$ has length $2r\sin\left(\dfrac{\angle AOB}{2}\right)$.

Proof: Denote $H$ as the projection from $O$ to line $AB$. Then, by definition, $HA=HB=r\sin\left(\dfrac{\angle AOB}{2}\right)$. Thus, $AB = 2r\sin\left(\dfrac{\angle AOB}{2}\right)$, which concludes the proof.

Lemma 2: $\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \sin \dfrac{k\pi}{n} = \dfrac{n}{2^{n-1}}$

_Proof: Let $w=\text{cis}\;\dfrac{\pi}{n}$. Thus,

$$\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \sin \dfrac{k\pi}{n} = \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \dfrac{w^k-w^{-k}}{2i} = \dfrac{w^{\frac{n(n-1)}{2}}}{(2i)^{n-1}}\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (1-w^{-2k}) = \dfrac{1}{2^{n-1}}\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (1-w^{-2k})$$ Since, $w^{-2k}$ are just the $n$th roots of unity excluding $1$, by Vieta's, $\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \sin \dfrac{k\pi}{n}=\dfrac{1}{2^{n-1}}\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (1-w^{-2k}) = \dfrac{n}{2^{n-1}}$, thus completing the proof._

By Lemma 1, the length $AC_k=2r\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}$ and similar lengths apply for $BC_k$. Now, the problem asks for $\left(\prod_{k=1}^6 \left(4\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}\right)\right)^2$. This can be rewritten, due to $\sin \theta = \sin (\pi-\theta)$, as $\prod_{k=1}^6 \left(4\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}\right) \cdot \prod_{k=8}^{13} \left(4\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}\right) = \dfrac{1}{\sin \dfrac{7\pi}{14}}\cdot \prod_{k=1}^{13} \left(4\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}\right) = \prod_{k=1}^{13} \left(4\sin\dfrac{k\pi}{14}\right).$ By Lemma 2, this furtherly boils down to $4^{12}\cdot \dfrac{14}{2^{13}} = 7\cdot 2^{12} = \boxed{672} \; \text{(mod }1000\text{)}$

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