HMMT 十一月 2014 · GEN 赛 · 第 2 题
HMMT November 2014 — GEN Round — Problem 2
题目详情
英文原题
- Let ABC be a triangle with ∠ B = 90 . Given that there exists a point D on AC such that AD = DCand BD = BC , compute the value of the ratio .AB
8 12BC
解析
英文解析
- Let ABC be a triangle with ∠ B = 90 . Given that there exists a point D on AC such that AD = DCand BD = BC , compute the value of the ratio .AB
√BC
Answer: 3 D is the circumcenter of ABC because it is the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
Therefore, DB = DA = DC because they are all radii of the circumcircle, so DBC is an equilateral
√
° ° ° °ABtriangle, and ∠ C = 60 . This means that ABC is a 30 − 60 − 90 triangle, with = 3 .
8 12BC