HMMT 二月 2008 · 冲刺赛 · 第 30 题
HMMT February 2008 — Guts Round — Problem 30
题目详情
- [ 15 ] Triangle ABC obeys AB = 2 AC and ∠ BAC = 120 . Points P and Q lie on segment BC suchthat
2 2
AB + BC · CP = BC
2 2
3 AC + 2 BC · CQ = BC
Find ∠ P AQ in degrees.
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英文原题
[ 15 ] Triangle ABC obeys AB = 2 AC and ∠ BAC = 120 ◦ . Points P and Q lie on segment BC such
that
AB 2 + BC · CP = BC 2
3 AC 2 + 2 BC · CQ = BC 2
Find ∠ P AQ in degrees.
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解析
英文解析
- [ 15 ] Triangle ABC obeys AB = 2 AC and ∠ BAC = 120 . Points P and Q lie on segment BC suchthat
2 2
AB + BC · CP = BC
2 2
3 AC + 2 BC · CQ = BC
Find ∠ P AQ in degrees.
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Answer: 40 We have AB = BC ( BC − CP ) = BC · BP, so triangle ABC is similar to triangle
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
P BA. Also, AB = BC ( BC − 2 CQ )+ AC = ( BC − CQ ) − CQ + AC , which rewrites as AB + CQ =
2 2 ° °
BQ + AC . We deduce that Q is the foot of the altitude from A. Thus, ∠ P AQ = 90 − ∠ QP A = 90 −
° ° °
∠ ABP − ∠ BAP . Using the similar triangles, ∠ P AQ = 90 − ∠ ABC − ∠ BCA = ∠ BAC − 90 = 40 .
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