HMMT 二月 2002 · 冲刺赛 · 第 34 题
HMMT February 2002 — Guts Round — Problem 34
题目详情
英文原题
- [7] Points P and Q are 3 units apart. A circle centered at P with a radius of 3 unitsintersects a circle centered at Q with a radius of 3 units at points A and B . Find the areaof quadrilateral APBQ.
解析
英文解析
- Points P and Q are 3 units apart. A circle centered at P with a radius of 3 unitsintersects a circle centered at Q with a radius of 3 units at points A and B . Find the areaof quadrilateral APBQ.
Solution: The area is twice the area of triangle AP Q , which is isosceles with side lengths
√
√ √ √
2 2
3 , 3 , 3. By Pythagoras, the altitude to the base has length 3 − ( 3 / 2) = 33 / 2, so
√ √
99 3 11
the triangle has area . Double this to get .
4 2