Difference between revisions of "2015 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 17"

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label("5",(5,4,0)--(0,4,0),SE);
 
label("5",(5,4,0)--(0,4,0),SE);
 
</asy>
 
</asy>
 
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<math>$\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{75}{12}
$\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{75}{12}
 
 
\qquad\textbf{(B) } 10
 
\qquad\textbf{(B) } 10
 
\qquad\textbf{(C) } 12
 
\qquad\textbf{(C) } 12
 
\qquad\textbf{(D) } 10\sqrt2
 
\qquad\textbf{(D) } 10\sqrt2
 
\qquad\textbf{(E) } 15
 
\qquad\textbf{(E) } 15
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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 the 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] $\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{75}{12} \qquad\textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 10\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 15$