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==Solution 2==
Scale the prism down by two, but let one vertice coincide with the big prism (The small prism is still inside the big one). Three of the vertices are the centers of faces. Since the vertices of the octahedron are made by the centers of the faces of the prism, connect those three vertices. Then draw a plane using those 3 points, and "slice" the prism. Notice how they are congruent. You do this for all of the eight prisms in the big prism. Since all of them are half the area, the area of the octahedron is 3⋅4⋅5 =\boxed{{(B)}\\10}$
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Scale the prism down by two, but let one vertice coincide with the big prism (The small prism is still inside the big one). Three of the vertices are the centers of faces. Since the vertices of the octahedron are made by the centers of the faces of the prism, connect those three vertices. Then draw a plane using those 3 points, and "slice" the prism. Notice how they are congruent. You do this for all of the eight prisms in the big prism. Since all of them are half the area, the area of the octahedron is 3⋅4⋅5 = \boxed{{(B)}\\10}$
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

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Problem

The centers of the faces of the right rectangular prism shown below are joined to create an octahedron. What is the volume of this octahedron?

[asy] import three; size(2inch); currentprojection=orthographic(4,2,2); draw((0,0,0)--(0,0,3),dashed); draw((0,0,0)--(0,4,0),dashed); draw((0,0,0)--(5,0,0),dashed); draw((5,4,3)--(5,0,3)--(5,0,0)--(5,4,0)--(0,4,0)--(0,4,3)--(0,0,3)--(5,0,3)); draw((0,4,3)--(5,4,3)--(5,4,0)); label("3",(5,0,3)--(5,0,0),W); label("4",(5,0,0)--(5,4,0),S); label("5",(5,4,0)--(0,4,0),SE); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{75}{12} \qquad\textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 10\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 15$

Solution 1

The octahedron is just two congruent pyramids glued together by their base. The base of one pyramid is a rhombus with diagonals $4$ and $5$, for an area $A = 10$. The height $h$, of one pyramid, is $\dfrac{3}{2}$, so the volume of one pyramid is $\dfrac{Ah}{3}=5$. Thus, the octahedron has volume $2\cdot5=\boxed{{(B)}\\10}$

Solution 2

Scale the prism down by two, but let one vertice coincide with the big prism (The small prism is still inside the big one). Three of the vertices are the centers of faces. Since the vertices of the octahedron are made by the centers of the faces of the prism, connect those three vertices. Then draw a plane using those 3 points, and "slice" the prism. Notice how they are congruent. You do this for all of the eight prisms in the big prism. Since all of them are half the area, the area of the octahedron is 3⋅4⋅5 = \boxed{{(B)}\\10}$

See Also

2015 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 16
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Problem 18
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