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# For the cube shown above, what is the degree measure of PQR

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For the cube shown above, what is the degree measure of PQR?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 75
E. 90

Originally posted by nocilis on 02 Feb 2005, 22:35.
Last edited by Bunuel on 30 Jun 2012, 07:40, edited 1 time in total.
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For the cube shown above, what is the degree measure of PQR?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 75
E. 90

Note that triangle PQR is equilateral: it's made by the diagonals of the adjacent faces of the given cube (and as faces of a cube are squares its diagonals are equal). Thus angle BEG=60 degrees.

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Hi Bunuel, since the face of a cube forms the square and the diagonal of the square bisects the angles.The 2 diagonals shown in the pictures and each makes an angle of 45.Thus,why not the answer is 45+45=90?Can you please help me to understand this.

Hi Ankush,
The angle in question is as shown.Please refer the diagram below:
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It would be an equilateral triangle made up by 3 face diagonals.

What you are referring are the two angles in two different planes.
which are angle POA and angle AOR each 45 degrees

They are on adjacent faces of the cube,which you cannot combine.
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60 as well

because the figure in question is a cube sides pq,qr,pr are equal. Hence pqr is an equilateral triangle. So you get 60 for each included angle.
Had this been a cuboid, then it is a different story.
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Hi Bunuel, since the face of a cube forms the square and the diagonal of the square bisects the angles.The 2 diagonals shown in the pictures and each makes an angle of 45.Thus,why not the answer is 45+45=90?Can you please help me to understand this.
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ankushbassi wrote:
Hi Bunuel, since the face of a cube forms the square and the diagonal of the square bisects the angles.The 2 diagonals shown in the pictures and each makes an angle of 45.Thus,why not the answer is 45+45=90?Can you please help me to understand this.

Because these two squares are not in the same plane. If the square were in the same plane (as shown below), then you would be correct:

Does this make sense?

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For the cube shown above, what is the degree measure of PQR?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 75
E. 90

Don't be in a hurry and say it is 90 degrees.
If you look closely , you will notice PQ and QR are two diagonals to the cube; therefore they will be equal in dimension. Now see If you join QR you will get another diagonal with.
NOW we get a triangle in which PQ=PR=RQ ; An equilateral triangle.

ALL angles of an equilateral triangle are 60 degrees.

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25 Jul 2016, 02:34
Bunuel wrote:
Keats wrote:
Bunuel - What will be the value of each diagonal in the equilateral triangle that is formed here ? (triangle PQR)

Do you mean angles instead of diagonals? Triangle does not have diagonals. If you mean angles, then each angle in equilateral triangle is 60 degrees.

Sorry that I didn't put it up correctly. I wanted to ask that what will be the value of each side of the equilateral triangle (which happens to be the diagonal of the cube), Bunuel
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Keats wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Keats wrote:
Bunuel - What will be the value of each diagonal in the equilateral triangle that is formed here ? (triangle PQR)

Do you mean angles instead of diagonals? Triangle does not have diagonals. If you mean angles, then each angle in equilateral triangle is 60 degrees.

Sorry that I didn't put it up correctly. I wanted to ask that what will be the value of each side of the equilateral triangle (which happens to be the diagonal of the cube), Bunuel

If we assume that the length of a side of the cube is x, then the length of each diagonal = $$\sqrt{x^2 + x^2} = \sqrt{2}x$$
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For the cube shown above, what is the degree measure of PQR?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 75
E. 90

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21 Aug 2017, 10:28
interesting! I have get an actual wooden box to understand this concept
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ferrarih wrote:
Hi, I understood the answer and I agree, but I can't find out why my logic isn't right.

Since it's a cube, all angles are 90 degrees, and since PO and RO are the bisectrix of the angle 90, than PQR would have to be 90, which is not the answer. What am thinking wrong?

Thanks.

You are looking at it 2D imagine in 3D...
Also like everyone said all sides are equal hence angle in 60
Note its a triangle
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18 Dec 2018, 22:25
All the three sides of triangle PQR are face diagonals of a cube.
If the side of the cube is ‘a’, then PQ = QR = PR = a x sqrt(2)
So, the triangle PQR is an equilateral triangle. Hence, all the angles are of 60.
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