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+ | ==Solution 3== | ||
+ | How <math>f(x)=\ln(x)</math> is a concave function, then: | ||
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+ | [[File:Problema17NivelSuperior.png|frameless|border|400px|link=https://wiki-images.artofproblemsolving.com//7/7b/Problema17NivelSuperior.png]] | ||
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+ | Therefore <math>[BCDE]=[ABCH]+[HCDG]+[GDEF]-[ABEF]</math>, all quadrilaterals of side right are trapezius | ||
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+ | <math>[BCDE]=\frac{\ln(n+1)+\ln n}{2}+\frac{\ln(n+2)+\ln(n+1)}{2}+\frac{\ln(n+3)+\ln(n+2)}{2}-\frac{3(\ln(n+3)+\ln n)}{2}</math> | ||
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+ | <math>[BCDE]=\tfrac{2\ln(n+1)+2\ln(n+2)-2\ln(n+3)-2\ln n}{2}=\ln(n+1)+\ln(n+2)-\ln(n+3)-\ln n=\ln\tfrac{(n+1)(n+2)}{n(n+3)}</math> | ||
+ | <cmath>\implies\ln\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{n(n+3)}=\ln\frac{91}{90}\implies \frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{n(n+3)}=\frac{91}{90}</cmath> | ||
+ | <cmath>n^2+3n-180=0\implies (n+15)(n-12)=0\implies n=12</cmath> | ||
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+ | ~Solution by AsdrúbalBeltrán | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 13:54, 8 March 2020
Problem 17
The vertices of a quadrilateral lie on the graph of , and the
-coordinates of these vertices are consecutive positive integers. The area of the quadrilateral is
. What is the
-coordinate of the leftmost vertex?
Solution 1
Let the coordinates of the quadrilateral be . We have by shoelace's theorem, that the area is
We now that the numerator must have a factor of
, so given the answer choices,
is either
or
. If
, the expression
does not evaluate to
, but if
, the expression evaluates to
. Hence, our answer is
.
~AopsUser101
Solution 2
Like above, use the shoelace formula to find that the area of the triangle is equal to . Because the final area we are looking for is
, the numerator factors into
and
, which one of
and
has to be a multiple of
and the other has to be a multiple of
. Clearly, the only choice for that is
~Solution by IronicNinja
Solution 3
How is a concave function, then:
Therefore , all quadrilaterals of side right are trapezius
~Solution by AsdrúbalBeltrán
See Also
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