2021 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 14
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Let be a rectangle and let be a segment perpendicular to the plane of . Suppose that has integer length, and the lengths of and are consecutive odd positive integers (in this order). What is the volume of pyramid
Solution 1
Let and It follows that and
As shown below, note that and are both right triangles. By the Pythagorean Theorem, we have Since in rectangle we equate the expressions for and then rearrange and factor: As and have the same parity, we get and from which
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem to right and right we obtain and respectively.
Let the brackets denote areas. Together, the volume of pyramid is ~Lopkiloinm ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2
Let , , , . It follows that and .
We have three equations: Substituting the first and third equations into the second equation, we get: Therefore, we have and .
Solving for other values, we get , . The volume is then
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