HMMT 十一月 2012 · GEN 赛 · 第 9 题
HMMT November 2012 — GEN Round — Problem 9
题目详情
英文原题
[7] Let nbe the 200th smallest positive real solution to the equation x−π
2= tan x. Find the greatest
integer that does not exceedn
解析
英文解析
- [ 7 ] Consider triangle ABC where BC = 7, CA = 8, and AB = 9. D and E are the midpoints of BC
′ ′
and CA , respectively, and AD and BE meet at G . The reflection of G across D is G , and G E meets
CG at P . Find the length P G .
√
145 1
′ ′
Answer: Observe that since G is a reflection and GD = AG , we have AG = GG and
9 2
′ 1
therefore, P is the centroid of triangle ACG . Thus, extending CG to hit AB at F , P G = CG =
√3
√
2 2 2
2(8 +7 ) − 9
2 2 145
CF = = by the formula for the length of a median.
9 9 4 9