2007 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 19

Problem 19

Rhombus $ABCD$, with side length $6$, is rolled to form a cylinder of volume $6$ by taping $\overline{AB}$ to $\overline{DC}$. What is $\sin(\angle ABC)$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac{\pi}{9} \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ \frac{\pi}{6} \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{\pi}{4} \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Solution

[asy] pair B=(0,0), A=(6*dir(60)), C=(6,0); pair D=A+C;  draw(A--B--C--D--A); draw(A--(3,0));  label("\(A\)",A,NW);label("\(B\)",B,SW);label("\(C\)",C,SE);label("\(D\)",D,NE); label("\(6\)",A/2,NW); label("\(\theta\)",(.8,.5)); label("\(h\)",(3,2.6),E); [/asy]

$V_{Cylinder} = \pi r^2 h$

Where $C = 2\pi r = 6$ and $h=6\sin\theta$

$r = \frac{3}{\pi}$

$V = \pi \left(\frac{3}{\pi}\right)^2\cdot 6\sin\theta$

$6 = \frac{9}{\pi} \cdot 6\sin\theta$

$\sin\theta = \frac{\pi}{9} \Rightarrow \mathrm{(A)}$

See Also

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