Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 538

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Geometry Difficulty 4.9 Multiple choice

In the diagram, the rectangular solid and the cube have equal volumes. The length of each edge of the cube is

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Official solution

The volume of the rectangular solid is 2×4×8=642 \times 4 \times 8=64.

If the length of each edge of the cube is ss, then the volume of the cube is s3s^{3}, which must be equal to 64 . Since s3=64s^{3}=64, then s=4s=4, so the length of each edge of the cube is 4 .

ANSWER: (B)

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