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Problem
Points 
and 
are located in 3-dimensional space with 
and 
. The plane of 
is parallel to 
. What is the area of 
?
Solution
Let 
, and 
. Since 
, we could let 
, 
, and 
. Now to get back to 
we need another vertex 
. Now if we look at this configuration as if it was two dimensions, we would see a square missing a side if we don't draw 
. Now we can bend these three sides into an equilateral triangle, and the coordinates change: , , , 
, and 
. Checking for all the requirements, they are all satisfied. Now we find the area of triangle 
. It is a 
triangle, which is an isosceles right triangle. Thus the area of it is 
.
See also
| 2007 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 24 |
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