AMC8 1996
AMC8 1996 · Q17
AMC8 1996 · Q17. It mainly tests Area & perimeter, Coordinate geometry.
Figure $OPQR$ is a square. Point $O$ is the origin, and point $Q$ has coordinates $(2, 2)$. What are the coordinates for $T$ so that the area of triangle $PQT$ equals the area of square $OPQR$?
图 $OPQR$ 是一个正方形。点 $O$ 是原点,点 $Q$ 的坐标为 $(2, 2)$。求点 $T$ 的坐标,使得三角形 $PQT$ 的面积等于正方形 $OPQR$ 的面积。
(A)
(-6, 0)
(-6, 0)
(B)
(-4, 0)
(-4, 0)
(C)
(-2, 0)
(-2, 0)
(D)
(2, 0)
(2, 0)
(E)
(4, 0)
(4, 0)
Answer
Correct choice: (C)
正确答案:(C)
Solution
Answer (C): Since $OPQR$ is a square and point $Q$ has coordinates $(2,2)$, it follows that point $P$ has coordinates $(2,0)$ and point $R$ has coordinates $(0,2)$. Thus the side of square $OPQR$ is $2$ and the area of the $2$ by $2$ square $OPQR$ is $2^2 = 4$. The area of triangle $PQT$ is $\frac{1}{2}\cdot PT \cdot PQ = \frac{1}{2}\cdot PT \cdot 2 = PT$. Since the area of the triangle equals the area of the square, $PT = 4$. Thus the point $T$ has coordinates $(-2,0)$.
答案(C):由于 $OPQR$ 是一个正方形,且点 $Q$ 的坐标为 $(2,2)$,可知点 $P$ 的坐标为 $(2,0)$,点 $R$ 的坐标为 $(0,2)$。因此,正方形 $OPQR$ 的边长为 $2$,这个 $2\times 2$ 的正方形 $OPQR$ 的面积为 $2^2 = 4$。三角形 $PQT$ 的面积为 $\frac{1}{2}\cdot PT \cdot PQ = \frac{1}{2}\cdot PT \cdot 2 = PT$。由于三角形的面积等于正方形的面积,所以 $PT = 4$。因此点 $T$ 的坐标为 $(-2,0)$。
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