AMC12 2013 A
AMC12 2013 A · Q19
AMC12 2013 A · Q19. It mainly tests Circle theorems, Divisibility & factors.
In $\triangle ABC$, $AB=86$, and $AC=97$. A circle with center $A$ and radius $AB$ intersects $BC$ at points $B$ and $X$. Moreover, $BX$ and $CX$ have integer lengths. What is $BC$?
在 $\triangle ABC$ 中,$AB=86$,且 $AC=97$。以 $A$ 为圆心、$AB$ 为半径的圆与 $BC$ 相交于点 $B$ 和 $X$。此外,$BX$ 和 $CX$ 的长度都是整数。求 $BC$ 的长度是多少?
(A)
11
11
(B)
28
28
(C)
33
33
(D)
61
61
(E)
72
72
Answer
Correct choice: (D)
正确答案:(D)
Solution
Answer (D): By the Power of a Point Theorem, $BC\cdot CX=AC^2-r^2$ where $r=AB$ is the radius of the circle. Thus $BC\cdot CX=97^2-86^2=2013$. Since $BC=BX+CX$ and $CX$ are both integers, they are complementary factors of 2013. Note that $2013=3\cdot 11\cdot 61$, and $CX<BC<AB+AC=183$. Thus the only possibility is $CX=33$ and $BC=61$.
答案(D):由点的幂定理,$BC\cdot CX=AC^2-r^2$,其中 $r=AB$ 为圆的半径。因此 $BC\cdot CX=97^2-86^2=2013$。由于 $BC=BX+CX$ 且 $CX$ 与 $BC$ 都是整数,它们是 2013 的一对互补因子。注意 $2013=3\cdot 11\cdot 61$,并且 $CX<BC<AB+AC=183$。因此唯一可能是 $CX=33$ 且 $BC=61$。
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