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− | Once the equations for the distance between point P and the vertices of the cube have been written | + | Once the equations for the distance between point P and the vertices of the cube have been written, we can add the first, second, and third to receive, <cmath>2(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) + (s-x)^2 + (s-y)^2 + (s-z)^2 = 250 + 125 + 200.</cmath> Subtracting the fourth equation gives |
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2(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) &= 575 - 63 \\ | 2(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) &= 575 - 63 \\ |
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Problem
Segments and are edges of a cube and is a diagonal through the center of the cube. Point satisfies , , , and . Find
Solution 1
First scale down the whole cube by . Let point have coordinates , point have coordinates , and be the side length. Then we have the equations These simplify into Adding the first three equations together, we get . Subtracting this from the fourth equation, we get , so . This means . However, we scaled down everything by so our answer is .
~JHawk0224
Solution 2 (Solution 1 with Slight Simplification)
Once the equations for the distance between point P and the vertices of the cube have been written, we can add the first, second, and third to receive, Subtracting the fourth equation gives Since point , and since we scaled the answer is .
~Aaryabhatta1
Solution 3
Let be the vertex of the cube such that is a square. By the British Flag Theorem, we can easily we can show that and Hence, by adding the two equations together, we get . Substituting in the values we know, we get .
Thus, we can solve for , which ends up being .
Solution 4
For all points in space, define the function by . Then is linear; let be the center of . Then since is linear, where denotes the side length of the cube. Thus
Video Solution by Punxsutawney Phil
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vaRfI0l4s_8
See Also
2021 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 7 | |
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