Drilling a Tunnel
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December 28, 2006
geometry3D geometryprismrectangleAMCAIMEanalytic geometry
Problem Statement
Let , , and be three adjacent square faces of a cube, for which , and let be the eighth vertex of the cube. Let , , and , be the points on , , and , respectively, so that . A solid is obtained by drilling a tunnel through the cube. The sides of the tunnel are planes parallel to , and containing the edges, , , and . The surface area of , including the walls of the tunnel, is , where , , and are positive integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find .