AIME 2014 I · 第 7 题

Solution 1

Let $w = \operatorname{cis}{(\alpha)}$ and $z = 10\operatorname{cis}{(\beta)}$. Then, $\dfrac{w - z}{z} = \dfrac{\operatorname{cis}{(\alpha)} - 10\operatorname{cis}{(\beta)}}{10\operatorname{cis}{\beta}}$.

Multiplying both the numerator and denominator of this fraction by $\operatorname{cis}{(-\beta)}$ gives us:

$\dfrac{w - z}{z} = \dfrac{1}{10}\operatorname{cis}{(\alpha - \beta)} - 1 = \dfrac{1}{10}\cos{(\alpha - \beta)} + \dfrac{1}{10}i\sin{(\alpha - \beta)} - 1$.

We know that $\tan{\theta}$ is equal to the imaginary part of the above expression divided by the real part. Let $x = \alpha - \beta$. Then, we have that:

$\tan{\theta} = \dfrac{\sin{x}}{\cos{x} - 10}.$

We need to find a maximum of this expression, so we take the derivative:

Note (not from author): To take the derivative, we need to use the Quotient Rule. In this case,

$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{\sin x}{\cos x-10}\right)=\frac{\cos x(\cos x-10)-(-\sin x)\sin x}{(\cos x-10)^2}=\dfrac{1 - 10\cos{x}}{(\cos{x} - 10)^2}$$ Thus, we see that the maximum occurs when $\cos{x} = \dfrac{1}{10}$. Therefore, $\sin{x} = \pm\dfrac{\sqrt{99}}{10}$, and $\tan{\theta} = \pm\dfrac{\sqrt{99}}{99}$. Thus, the maximum value of $\tan^2{\theta}$ is $\dfrac{99}{99^2}$, or $\dfrac{1}{99}$, and our answer is $1 + 99 = \boxed{100}$.

Solution 2

Without the loss of generality, one can let $z$ lie on the positive x axis and since $arg(\theta)$ is a measure of the angle if $z=10$ then $arg(\dfrac{w-z}{z})=arg(w-z)$ and we can see that the question is equivalent to having a triangle $OAB$ with sides $OA =10$ $AB=1$ and $OB=t$ and trying to maximize the angle $BOA$

using the Law of Cosines we get: $1^2=10^2+t^2-t*10*2\cos\theta$ rearranging:

$$20t\cos\theta=t^2+99$$ solving for $\cos\theta$ we get:

$$\frac{99}{20t}+\frac{t}{20}=\cos\theta$$ if we want to maximize $\theta$ we need to minimize $\cos\theta$ , using AM-GM inequality we get that the minimum value for $\cos\theta= 2\left(\sqrt{\dfrac{99}{20t}\dfrac{t}{20}}\right)=2\sqrt{\dfrac{99}{400}}=\dfrac{\sqrt{99}}{10}$ hence using the identity $\tan^2\theta=\sec^2\theta-1$ we get $\tan^2\theta=\frac{1}{99}$and our answer is $1 + 99 = \boxed{100}$.

Note: You can also realize that the max $\theta$ is when the line from $0$ is tangent to the circle of radius $1$ centered at $10.$

Solution 3

Note that $\frac{w-z}{z}=\frac{w}{z}-1$, and that $\left|\frac{w}{z}\right|=\frac{1}{10}$. Thus $\frac{w}{z}-1$ is a complex number on the circle with radius $\frac{1}{10}$ and centered at $-1$ on the complex plane. Let $\omega$ denote this circle.

Let $A$ and $C$ be the points that represent $\frac{w}{z}-1$ and $-1$ respectively on the complex plane. Let $O$ be the origin. In order to maximize $\tan^2(\theta)$, we need to maximize $\angle{AOC}$. This angle is maximized when $AO$ is tangent to $\omega$. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we get

$$AO^2=1^2-\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^2=\frac{99}{100}$$ Thus

$$\tan^2(\theta)=\frac{AC^2}{AO^2}=\frac{1/100}{99/100}=\frac{1}{99}$$ And the answer is $1+99=\boxed{100}$.

Video Solution by Punxsutawney Phil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakhEuPy6Sg

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