2010 AMC 12B 第 23 题

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首一二次多项式 P(x)P(x) 和 Q(x)Q(x) 满足:P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) 在 x=−23x=-23,−21-21,−17-17 和 −15-15 处为零,且 Q(P(x))Q(P(x)) 在 x=−59x=-59,−57-57,−51-51 和 −49-49 处为零。P(x)P(x) 与 Q(x)Q(x) 的最小值之和是多少?

Monic quadratic polynomials P(x)P(x) and Q(x)Q(x) have the property that P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) has zeros at x=−23,x=-23, −21,-21, −17,-17, and −15,-15, and Q(P(x))Q(P(x)) has zeros at x=−59,x=-59, −57,-57, −51,-51, and −49.-49. What is the sum of the minimum values of P(x)P(x) and Q(x)?Q(x)?

−100-100

−82-82

−73-73

−64-64

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答案:A
知识点:多项式配方法对称性(代数)
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小提示:

写成 P(x)=(x−h1)2−k12P(x)=(x-h_1)^2-k_1^2 和 Q(x)=(x−h2)2−k22Q(x)=(x-h_2)^2-k_2^2;P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) 的零点关于 x=h2x=h_2 对称

Write P(x)=(x−h1)2−k12P(x)=(x-h_1)^2-k_1^2 and Q(x)=(x−h2)2−k22;Q(x)=(x-h_2)^2-k_2^2; the zeros of P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) are symmetric about x=h2x=h_2

大提示:

最小值为 −k12-k_1^2 和 −k22-k_2^2;根据给定零点的间距求 k1,k2k_1,k_2

The minimum values are −k12-k_1^2 and −k22;-k_2^2; find k1,k2k_1,k_2 from the spacings of the given zeros

解答:

如果 PP 只有一个实根,那么 P(Q(x))=0P(Q(x))=0 至多有两个实数解,而不是四个。因此 PP 有两个不同的实根;同理,QQ 也有两个不同的实根。写成 P(x)=(x−h1)2−k12P(x)=(x-h_1)^2-k_1^2 和 Q(x)=(x−h2)2−k22Q(x)=(x-h_2)^2-k_2^2,其中 k1,k2>0k_1,k_2\gt0,最小值分别为 −k12-k_1^2 和 −k22-k_2^2。

方程 P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) 的零点满足 Q(x)=h1±k1Q(x)=h_1\pm k_1;四个解关于 h2h_2 对称,所以 h2h_2 是平均数 −23−21−17−154=−19\tfrac{-23-21-17-15}{4}=-19。于是 Q(−15)−Q(−17)Q(-15)-Q(-17) =(16−k22)−(4−k22)=(16-k_2^2)-(4-k_2^2) =12=12,而这个差等于 2k12k_1,所以 k1=6k_1=6。

对称地,h1=−59−57−51−494=−54h_1=\tfrac{-59-57-51-49}{4}=-54,且 P(−49)−P(−51)P(-49)-P(-51) =(25−k12)−(9−k12)=(25-k_1^2)-(9-k_1^2) =16=2k2=16=2k_2,所以 k2=8k_2=8。

两个最小值之和为 −k12−k22=−36−64=−100-k_1^2-k_2^2=-36-64=-100。

因此,正确答案是 A。

If PP had only one real root, then P(Q(x))=0P(Q(x))=0 would have at most two real solutions, not four. Thus PP has two distinct real roots, and the same argument applies to Q.Q. Write P(x)=(x−h1)2−k12P(x)=(x-h_1)^2-k_1^2 and Q(x)=(x−h2)2−k22,Q(x)=(x-h_2)^2-k_2^2, with k1,k2>0k_1,k_2\gt0 and minimum values −k12-k_1^2 and −k22.-k_2^2.

The zeros of P(Q(x))P(Q(x)) occur where Q(x)=h1±k1;Q(x)=h_1\pm k_1; their four solutions are symmetric about h2,h_2, so h2h_2 is the average −23−21−17−154=−19.\tfrac{-23-21-17-15}{4}=-19. Then Q(−15)−Q(−17)Q(-15)-Q(-17) =(16−k22)−(4−k22)=(16-k_2^2)-(4-k_2^2) =12,=12, and this difference equals 2k1,2k_1, so k1=6.k_1=6.

Symmetrically, h1=−59−57−51−494=−54,h_1=\tfrac{-59-57-51-49}{4}=-54, and P(−49)−P(−51)P(-49)-P(-51) =(25−k12)−(9−k12)=(25-k_1^2)-(9-k_1^2) =16=2k2,=16=2k_2, so k2=8.k_2=8.

The sum of the minimum values is −k12−k22=−36−64=−100.-k_1^2-k_2^2=-36-64=-100.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

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