AMC 8 2018 Problem 24
AMC8 2018 年第 24 题
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In the cube with opposite vertices and , and are the midpoints of edges and , respectively. Let be the ratio of the area of the cross-section to the area of one of the faces of the cube. What is ?
在正方体 中,顶点 和 相对,点 和点 分别是棱 和 的中点。 表示横截面 的面积和正方体的一个面的面积之比,求 。

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正确答案 · Correct Answer
C
解析 · Solution
解法1
常规解法 · 设边长算对角线
设棱长 。 是菱形(对称),两对角线 (体对角线)、(面对角线)。菱形面积 。比面 得 ,。
巧解 · 取 s=2 代值
令 s=2:、,菱形面积 ,面 =4。。具体数免去符号运算。
Solution 1
Elementary · set the side, compute the diagonals
By symmetry is a rhombus. Let the cube's edge be . By the Pythagorean theorem the diagonals are (a space diagonal) and (a face diagonal), so the cross-section area is . Dividing by the face area gives , so .
Slick · plug in s=2
Take s=2: , , so the rhombus area is and the face area is 4. Then — concrete numbers avoid the symbolic work.
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