AMC12 2014 A
AMC12 2014 A · Q14
AMC12 2014 A · Q14. It mainly tests Sequences & recursion (algebra), Vieta / quadratic relationships (basic).
Let $a<b<c$ be three integers such that $a,b,c$ is an arithmetic progression and $a,c,b$ is a geometric progression. What is the smallest possible value of $c$?
设 $a<b<c$ 是三个整数,使得 $a,b,c$ 是等差数列,且 $a,c,b$ 是等比数列。$c$ 的最小可能值是多少?
(A)
-2
-2
(B)
1
1
(C)
2
2
(D)
4
4
(E)
6\qquad
6\qquad
Answer
Correct choice: (C)
正确答案:(C)
Solution
We have $b-a=c-b$, so $a=2b-c$. Since $a,c,b$ is geometric, $c^2=ab=(2b-c)b \Rightarrow 2b^2-bc-c^2=(2b+c)(b-c)=0$. Since $a<b<c$, we can't have $b=c$ and thus $c=-2b$. Then our arithmetic progression is $4b,b,-2b$. Since $4b < b < -2b$, $b < 0$. The smallest possible value of $c=-2b$ is $(-2)(-1)=2$, or $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}}$.
我们有 $b-a=c-b$,所以 $a=2b-c$。由于 $a,c,b$ 是等比的,$c^2=ab=(2b-c)b \Rightarrow 2b^2-bc-c^2=(2b+c)(b-c)=0$。由于 $a<b<c$,我们不能有 $b=c$,因此 $c=-2b$。那么等差数列是 $4b,b,-2b$。由于 $4b < b < -2b$,$b < 0$。$c=-2b$ 的最小可能值为 $(-2)(-1)=2$,即 $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}}$ 。
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