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Note that <math>EJCI</math> is a rhombus. | Note that <math>EJCI</math> is a rhombus. | ||
Let the side length of the cube be <math>s</math>. By the Pythagorean theorem, <math>EC= \sqrt 3s</math> and <math>JI=\sqrt 2s</math>. Since the area of a rhombus is half the product of it's diagonals, so the area of the cross section is <math>\frac{\sqrt 6s^2}{2}</math>. <math>R = \frac{\sqrt 6}2</math>. Thus <math>R^2 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } \frac{3}{2}}</math> | Let the side length of the cube be <math>s</math>. By the Pythagorean theorem, <math>EC= \sqrt 3s</math> and <math>JI=\sqrt 2s</math>. Since the area of a rhombus is half the product of it's diagonals, so the area of the cross section is <math>\frac{\sqrt 6s^2}{2}</math>. <math>R = \frac{\sqrt 6}2</math>. Thus <math>R^2 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } \frac{3}{2}}</math> | ||
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+ | In the 2008 AMC 10A, Question 21 was nearly identical to this question. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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[hide]Problem 24
In the cube with opposite vertices and and are the midpoints of edges and respectively. Let be the ratio of the area of the cross-section to the area of one of the faces of the cube. What is
Solution
Note that is a rhombus. Let the side length of the cube be . By the Pythagorean theorem, and . Since the area of a rhombus is half the product of it's diagonals, so the area of the cross section is . . Thus
Note
In the 2008 AMC 10A, Question 21 was nearly identical to this question.
See Also
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