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First scale down the whole cube by 12. Let point M have coordinates <math>(x, y, z)</math>, A have coordinates <math>(0, 0, 0)</math>, and <math>s</math> be the side length. Then we have the equations | First scale down the whole cube by 12. Let point M have coordinates <math>(x, y, z)</math>, A have coordinates <math>(0, 0, 0)</math>, and <math>s</math> be the side length. Then we have the equations | ||
| − | <cmath>(s-x)^2+y^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{10})^2 | + | <cmath>(s-x)^2+y^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{10})^2</cmath> |
| − | <cmath>x^2+(s-y)^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{5})^2 | + | <cmath>x^2+(s-y)^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{5})^2</cmath> |
| − | <cmath>x^2+y^2+(s-z)^2=(10\sqrt{2})^2 | + | <cmath>x^2+y^2+(s-z)^2=(10\sqrt{2})^2</cmath> |
| − | <cmath>(s-x)^2+(s-y)^2+(s-z)^2=(3\sqrt{7})^2 | + | <cmath>(s-x)^2+(s-y)^2+(s-z)^2=(3\sqrt{7})^2</cmath> |
These simplify into | These simplify into | ||
<cmath>s^2+x^2+y^2+z^2-2sx=250</cmath> | <cmath>s^2+x^2+y^2+z^2-2sx=250</cmath> | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 11 March 2021
Problem
Segments 
and 
are edges of a cube and 
is a diagonal through the center of the cube. Point 
satisfies 
and 
. What is 
?
Solution
First scale down the whole cube by 12. Let point M have coordinates 
, A have coordinates 
, and 
be the side length. Then we have the equations
![\[(s-x)^2+y^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{10})^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/1/e/81e9fdbf8bd5bf1aacf3a00278b3fd78d08cf872.png)
![\[x^2+(s-y)^2+z^2=(5\sqrt{5})^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/e/0/ce06124df76990bb71491ca8b708b41f8d26b1f9.png)
![\[x^2+y^2+(s-z)^2=(10\sqrt{2})^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/c/f/9cfe6ee3ae6661fc87760be955a2fb763aa8bf80.png)
![\[(s-x)^2+(s-y)^2+(s-z)^2=(3\sqrt{7})^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/4/3/243af2487ba796a852e99a7319cdd10471a8fb91.png)
These simplify into
![\[s^2+x^2+y^2+z^2-2sx=250\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/4/9/949422295a962056bc265f2f2c0c510751e3349e.png)
![\[s^2+x^2+y^2+z^2-2sy=125\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/2/b/a2b50eca5e8b87b679336c4d9d24f0fdaf30557f.png)
![\[s^2+x^2+y^2+z^2-2sz=200\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/8/e/68e2a7e39da10022375680d715cf695819a2e3b7.png)
![\[3s^2-2s(x+y+z)+x^2+y^2+z^2=63\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/f/c/0fc67e75216e609499f9cd8036c3d7398e8aff57.png)
Adding the first three equations together, we get 
.
Subtracting these, we get 
, so 
. This means 
. However, we scaled down everything by 12 so our answer is 
.
~JHawk0224
See also
| 2021 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
| All AIME Problems and Solutions | ||
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