2018 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 10
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Problem
In the rectangular parallelpiped shown, =
,
=
, and
=
. Point
is the midpoint of
. What is the volume of the rectangular pyramid with base
and apex
?
Solution 1
Consider the cross-sectional plane, and label it as b. Note that and we want
, so the answer is
. (AOPS12142015)
Solution 2
IMPORTANT: This solution assumed that the parallelepiped is a rectangular prism, which isn't correct. All we know is that each side is a parallelogram, so this solution didn't work. Sorry Adarshk.
Solution 3
IMPORTANT: This solution assumed that the parallelepiped is a rectangular prism, which isn't correct. All we know is that each side is a parallelogram, so this solution didn't work. Sorry Archimedes15.
Solution 4 (Vectors)
IMPORTANT: This solution assumed that the parallelepiped is a rectangular prism, which isn't correct. All we know is that each side is a parallelogram, so this solution didn't work. Sorry SS4. .
Solution 5 (slicker method)
IMPORTANT: This solution assumed that the parallelepiped is a rectangular prism, which isn't correct. All we know is that each side is a parallelogram, so this solution didn't work. Sorry MathloverMC
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