Difference between revisions of "2018 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 4"

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Problem

A three-dimensional rectangular box with dimensions $X$ , $Y$ , and $Z$ has faces whose surface areas are $24$ , $24$ , $48$ , $48$ , $72$ , and $72$ square units. What is $X$ + $Y$ + $Z$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }18 \qquad \textbf{(B) }22 \qquad \textbf{(C) }24 \qquad \textbf{(D) }30 \qquad \textbf{(E) }36 \qquad$

Solution

Let $X$ be the length of the shortest dimension and $Z$ be the length of the longest dimension. Thus, $XY = 24$ , $YZ = 72$ , and $XZ = 48$ . Divide the first to equations to get $\frac{Z}{X} = 3$ . Then, multiply by the last equation to get $Z^2 = 144$ , giving $Z = 12$ . Following, $X = 4$ and $Y = 6$ .

The final answer $4 + 6 + 12 = 22$ . $\boxed{B}$

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 Let <math>X</math> be the length of the shortest dimension and <math>Z</math> be the length of the longest dimension. Thus, <math>XY = 24</math>, <math>YZ = 72</math>, and <math>XZ = 48</math>.
 Divide the first to equations to get <math>\frac{Z}{X} = 3</math>. Then, multiply by the last equation to get <math>Z^2 = 144</math>, giving <math>Z = 12</math>. Following, <math>X = 4</math> and <math>Y = 6</math>.
 The final answer <math>4 + 6 + 12 = 22</math>. <math>\boxed{B}</math>

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