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2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 20

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Problem

Any three vertices of the cube $PQRSTUVW$, shown in the figure below, can be connected to form a triangle. (For example, vertices $P$, $Q$, and $R$ can be connected to form isosceles $\triangle PQR$.) How many of these triangles are equilateral and contain $P$ as a vertex?

$\textbf{(A)}0 \qquad \textbf{(B) }1 \qquad \textbf{(C) }2 \qquad \textbf{(D) }3 \qquad \textbf{(E) }6$

Solution 1

Video Solution 1 by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)

https://youtu.be/N_9qlD9pgL0

~Math-X

Video Solution 2 by OmegaLearn.org

https://youtu.be/m1iXVOLNdlY

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