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If the box pictured to the right is a cube, then the difference in length between line segment BC and line segment AB is approximately what fraction of the distance from A to C? 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
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Ans is 22%AB = (sqrt3) * lenght of cube CD = (sqrt2) * lenght of cube hence AB/CD -1 = 0.22 ~ 22%
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Can you please explain in detail?
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lbsgmat wrote: If the box pictured to the right is a cube, then the difference in length between line segment BC and line segment AB is approximately what fraction of the distance from A to C?
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50% main diagonal of a cube = bc = sqrt(3x^2) = xsqrt3 diagonal of a square = xsqrt2 difference = (sqrt 3 -sqrt 2)x = (1.7 - 1.4)x approx = 0.3x. distance A to C = x thus answer is 30%
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11 Aug 2009, 01:56
agree answer is 30%
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How do you get 30% i am not sure from the fraction?
AB^2 = x^2 + x^2
Therefore, AB = root(2) x -----------1
BC^2 = [root(2) x] ^2 + x^2
Therefore, BC = root(3) x -------------2
2 - 1
[root(3) - root(2)]x -----------3
We know , AC = x -------------4
3/4 =>
0.3
Now how is this 30%???? We are asked for fraction so how did this get converted to %?
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siddhans wrote: How do you get 30% i am not sure from the fraction?
AB^2 = x^2 + x^2
Therefore, AB = root(2) x -----------1
BC^2 = [root(2) x] ^2 + x^2
Therefore, BC = root(3) x -------------2
2 - 1
[root(3) - root(2)]x -----------3
We know , AC = x -------------4
3/4 =>
0.3
Now how is this 30%???? We are asked for fraction so how did this get converted to %? From the available answer choices 
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Re: If the box pictured to the right is a cube, then the differe [#permalink]
20 Jun 2011, 23:44
yezz wrote: siddhans wrote: How do you get 30% i am not sure from the fraction?
AB^2 = x^2 + x^2
Therefore, AB = root(2) x -----------1
BC^2 = [root(2) x] ^2 + x^2
Therefore, BC = root(3) x -------------2
2 - 1
[root(3) - root(2)]x -----------3
We know , AC = x -------------4
3/4 =>
0.3
Now how is this 30%???? We are asked for fraction so how did this get converted to %? From the available answer choices Yes, sure you can if you make a guess..but i wanted to understand so i asked 
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Re: If the box pictured to the right is a cube, then the differe [#permalink]
21 Jun 2011, 00:00
First pythagorem to find CD = x^2 + x^2 = xsqrt2
Using CD as the leg of another triangle, we want to find BC: xsqrt2^2 + x^2 = sqrt(3x^2) = xsqrt3
Now they ask for the difference in length BC - AB and they want you to calculate its proportion to AC. AB = CD, so we can use what we just calculated:
xsqrt3 - xsqrt2 (BC - AB) / x (AC) = sqrt3 - sqrt 2 = approx. 0,3
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