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by DavoodBeater » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:29 pm
A sphere is inscribed in a cube with an edge of 10. What is the shortest possible distance from one of the vertices of the cube to the surface of the sphere?


A: 10( sqrt3– 1)
B: 5
C: 10( sqrt2 – 1)
D: 5( sqrt3 – 1)
E: 5( sqrt2 – 1)

OA: D

[spoiler]half of the length of the diagonal of the cube minus the radius of the sphere.[/spoiler]
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Re: tricky question

by logitech » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:42 pm
Diameter of Cube is same as length of the cube = 10

The farthest two point in a cube is C which is LENGHTxSQRT3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube

so the distance is (C-D)/2 = (10sqrt3-10)/2

Choose D
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by DavoodBeater » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:57 pm
can you use wikipedia during test? :P
but the point is exactly what you said.
it is not length * sqrt2, it is length * sqrt3.
but you can count this:
rectangular with lengths of 10 and 10 * sqrt2 which gives us 10 * sqrt3, is it clear?
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by logitech » Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:35 pm
DavoodBeater wrote:can you use wikipedia during test? :P
but the point is exactly what you said.
it is not length * sqrt2, it is length * sqrt3.
but you can count this:
rectangular with lengths of 10 and 10 * sqrt2 which gives us 10 * sqrt3, is it clear?
what do you mean it is clear ? I put that link as a reference to people who does now know how to derive the equation.
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Re: tricky question

by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:59 pm
logitech wrote:
so the distance is (C-D)/2 = (10sqrt3-10)/2

Choose D


why u hv divided it by 2 ?
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by DavoodBeater » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:54 am
come one man, is it clear refers to my last solution not to wiki. :)

you must divide it by 2 since you have the same distance from the other side .
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by welcome » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:45 am
It will be = Lnght of vertice from the center - redius of sphere
=> Diagonal of cube/2 - length of side of cube/2
=>10Sqrt3/2 - 10/2
=>5Sqrt3-5
=>5(Sqrt3-1)

Answer: D
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