2022 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 12
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Let be the midpoint of in regular tetrahedron . What is ?
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Solution 1 (Right Triangles)
Without loss of generality, let the edge-length of be It follows that
Let be the center of so Note that
In right we have ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2 (Law of Cosines)
Without loss of generality, let the edge-length of be It follows that
By the Law of Cosines, ~jamesl123456
Solution 3 (Double Angle Identities)
As done above, let the edge-length equal (usually better than because we can avoid fractions when dropping altitudes). Notice that the triangle stated in the question has two side-lengths that are the altitudes of two equilateral triangles. By dropping the equilateral triangles' altitude and using -- properties, we find that the other two sides are equal to . Now by dropping the main triangle's altitude, we see it equals from the Pythagorean Theorem. we can use the Double Angle Identities for Cosine. Doing this, we obtain ~Misclicked
Video Solution 1 (Quick and Simple)
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Video Solution 1 (Smart and Simple)
https://youtu.be/7yAh4MtJ8a8?si=9uWHOngb2PTMRpg8&t=2423
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