AMC12 2018 A
AMC12 2018 A · Q10
AMC12 2018 A · Q10. It mainly tests Systems of equations, Absolute value.
How many ordered pairs of real numbers $(x, y)$ satisfy the following system of equations? $$x + 3y = 3$$$$|x| - |y| = 1$$
下列方程组有多少个实数有序对 $(x, y)$ 满足? $$x + 3y = 3$$$$|x| - |y| = 1$$
(A)
1
1
(B)
2
2
(C)
3
3
(D)
4
4
(E)
8
8
Answer
Correct choice: (C)
正确答案:(C)
Solution
The graph of the first equation is a line with $x$-intercept $(3,0)$ and $y$-intercept $(0,1)$. To draw the graph of the second equation, consider the equation quadrant by quadrant. In the first quadrant $x>0$ and $y>0$, and thus the second equation is equivalent to $\lvert x-y\rvert=1$, which in turn is equivalent to $y=x\pm1$. Its graph consists of the rays with endpoints $(0,1)$ and $(1,0)$, as shown. In the second quadrant $x<0$ and $y>0$. The corresponding graph is the reflection of the first quadrant graph across the $y$-axis. The rest of the graph can be sketched by further reflections of the first-quadrant graph across the coordinate axes, resulting in the figure shown. There are 3 intersection points: $(-3,2)$, $(0,1)$, and $\left(\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{2}\right)$, as shown.
第一个方程的图像是一条直线,其 $x$ 截距为 $(3,0)$,$y$ 截距为 $(0,1)$。要画出第二个方程的图像,可以按象限逐一分析。在第一象限中 $x>0$ 且 $y>0$,因此第二个方程等价于 $\lvert x-y\rvert=1$,而这又等价于 $y=x\pm1$。其图像由以 $(0,1)$ 和 $(1,0)$ 为端点的射线组成,如图所示。在第二象限中 $x<0$ 且 $y>0$,对应的图像是第一象限图像关于 $y$ 轴的对称。其余部分可以通过将第一象限的图像继续关于坐标轴作对称得到,从而形成图中所示的图形。共有 3 个交点:$(-3,2)$、$(0,1)$ 和 $\left(\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{2}\right)$,如图所示。
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