Difference between revisions of "1983 AIME Problems/Problem 11"
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draw(B--F--C); | draw(B--F--C); | ||
draw(E--F); | draw(E--F); | ||
− | label("A",A); | + | label("A",A,W); |
− | label("B",B); | + | label("B",B,S); |
− | label("C",C); | + | label("C",C,SE); |
− | label("D",D); | + | label("D",D,NE); |
label("E",E,N); | label("E",E,N); | ||
label("F",F,N); | label("F",F,N); | ||
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draw(Aa--E--Da,dashed+d); | draw(Aa--E--Da,dashed+d); | ||
draw(Ba--F--Ca,dashed+d); | draw(Ba--F--Ca,dashed+d); | ||
− | label("A",A); | + | label("A",A,S); |
− | label("B",B); | + | label("B",B,S); |
− | label("C",C); | + | label("C",C,S); |
− | label("D",D); | + | label("D",D,NE); |
label("E",E,N); | label("E",E,N); | ||
label("F",F,N); | label("F",F,N); | ||
label("$12\sqrt{2}$",(E+F)/2,N); | label("$12\sqrt{2}$",(E+F)/2,N); | ||
− | label("$6\sqrt{2}$",(A+B)/2); | + | label("$6\sqrt{2}$",(A+B)/2,S); |
label("6",(3*s/2,s/2,3),ENE); | label("6",(3*s/2,s/2,3),ENE); | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, 7 July 2012
Contents
[hide]Problem
The solid shown has a square base of side length . The upper edge is parallel to the base and has length . All other edges have length . Given that , what is the volume of the solid?
Solution
Solution 1
First, we find the height of the figure by drawing a perpendicular from the midpoint of to . The hypotenuse of the triangle is the median of equilateral triangle , and one of the legs is . We apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find that the height is equal to .
Next, we complete the figure into a triangular prism, and find the volume, which is .
Now, we subtract off the two extra pyramids that we included, whose combined volume is .
Thus, our answer is .
Solution 2
Extend and to meet at , and and to meet at . Now, we have a regular tetrahedron , which has twice the volume of our original solid. This tetrahedron has side length . Using the formula for the volume of a regular tetrahedron, which is , where S is the side length of the tetrahedron, the volume of our original solid is:
See Also
1983 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 | |
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