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A rectangular solid, x by y by z, is inscribed in a sphere, so that all eight of its vertices are on the sphere. If x, y and z are positive integers, and the radius of the sphere is \(\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}\), what is the volume of the rectangular solid?

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the longest diagonal of the rectagular solid would be equal to the diameter of the sphere

radius is sqrt14/2 so diameter would be sqrt 14

sqrt of ( l^2+b^2+h^2) = sqrt 14


since given that l,b,h are all integers so value of l,b,h = 1,2,3 whose square 1^2+2^2+3^2 = 14
so area would be 1*2*3= 6 IMO A




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Why cant we assume this is a cube? How is it possible to have all points touching if its NOT a cube (because all of the rectangle's vertices must touch the cube, meaning they are all "r" away. Which should naturally mean that it is a cube, correct?
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Why cant we assume this is a cube? How is it possible to have all points touching if its NOT a cube (because all of the rectangle's vertices must touch the cube, meaning they are all "r" away. Which should naturally mean that it is a cube, correct?

It might be easier to visualize (or I find it a lot easier anyway) if you think of the analogous 2-dimensional situation. It's possible to perfectly inscribe a rectangle in a circle (if you draw a circle, draw almost any point on the circle, then draw a horizontal and vertical line through that point, you'll get three of the four corners of a rectangle where those lines meet the circle -- a rectangle that would be inscribed by the circle). It doesn't need to be a square. We need each corner of the rectangle to be the same distance from the center of the circle, but that happens automatically, because the diagonals of a rectangle are equal in length, and they cut each other in half. Similarly in 3 dimensions we can inscribe a rectangular box in a sphere -- it doesn't need to be a cube.
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