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Difference between revisions of "2008 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 21"

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A cube with side length <math>1</math> is sliced by a plane that passes through two diagonally opposite vertices <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> and the midpoints <math>B</math> and <math>D</math> of two opposite edges not containing <math>A</math> or <math>C</math>, as shown. What is the area of quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math>?
 
A cube with side length <math>1</math> is sliced by a plane that passes through two diagonally opposite vertices <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> and the midpoints <math>B</math> and <math>D</math> of two opposite edges not containing <math>A</math> or <math>C</math>, as shown. What is the area of quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math>?
  
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<asy>
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import three;
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unitsize(3cm);
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defaultpen(fontsize(8)+linewidth(0.7));
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currentprojection=obliqueX;
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draw((0.5,0,0)--(0,0,0)--(0,0,1)--(0,0,0)--(0,1,0),linetype("4 4"));
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draw((0.5,0,1)--(0,0,1)--(0,1,1)--(0.5,1,1)--(0.5,0,1)--(0.5,0,0)--(0.5,1,0)--(0.5,1,1));
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draw((0.5,1,0)--(0,1,0)--(0,1,1));
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dot((0.5,0,0));
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label("$A$",(0.5,0,0),WSW);
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dot((0,1,1));
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label("$C$",(0,1,1),NE);
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dot((0.5,1,0.5));
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label("$D$",(0.5,1,0.5),ESE);
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dot((0,0,0.5));
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label("$B$",(0,0,0.5),NW);</asy>
  
 
<math>\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \frac{5}{4}\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \sqrt{2}\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{5}{8}\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ \frac{3}{4}</math>
 
<math>\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \frac{5}{4}\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \sqrt{2}\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{5}{8}\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ \frac{3}{4}</math>
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
{{AMC10 box|year=2008|ab=A|num-b=20|num-a=22}}
 
{{AMC10 box|year=2008|ab=A|num-b=20|num-a=22}}
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[[Category:Introductory Geometry Problems]]

Revision as of 10:29, 26 April 2008

Problem

A cube with side length $1$ is sliced by a plane that passes through two diagonally opposite vertices $A$ and $C$ and the midpoints $B$ and $D$ of two opposite edges not containing $A$ or $C$, as shown. What is the area of quadrilateral $ABCD$?

[asy] import three; unitsize(3cm); defaultpen(fontsize(8)+linewidth(0.7)); currentprojection=obliqueX; draw((0.5,0,0)--(0,0,0)--(0,0,1)--(0,0,0)--(0,1,0),linetype("4 4")); draw((0.5,0,1)--(0,0,1)--(0,1,1)--(0.5,1,1)--(0.5,0,1)--(0.5,0,0)--(0.5,1,0)--(0.5,1,1)); draw((0.5,1,0)--(0,1,0)--(0,1,1)); dot((0.5,0,0)); label("$A$",(0.5,0,0),WSW); dot((0,1,1)); label("$C$",(0,1,1),NE); dot((0.5,1,0.5)); label("$D$",(0.5,1,0.5),ESE); dot((0,0,0.5)); label("$B$",(0,0,0.5),NW);[/asy]

$\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \frac{5}{4}\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \sqrt{2}\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{5}{8}\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ \frac{3}{4}$

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See also

2008 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 22
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