1998 Paper 3 Q6

Year: 1998
Paper: 3
Question Number: 6

Course: LFM Pure and Mechanics
Section: Vectors

Difficulty: 1700.0 Banger: 1516.0

Problem

  1. Show that four vertices of a cube, no two of which are adjacent, form the vertices of a regular tetrahedron. Hence, or otherwise, find the volume of a regular tetrahedron whose edges are of unit length.
  2. Find the volume of a regular octahedron whose edges are of unit length.
  3. Show that the centres of the faces of a cube form the vertices of a regular octahedron. Show that its volume is half that of the tetrahedron whose vertices are the vertices of the cube.
\noindent [{\em A regular tetrahedron (octahedron) has four (eight) faces, all equilateral triangles.}]

No solution available for this problem.

Rating Information

Difficulty Rating: 1700.0

Difficulty Comparisons: 0

Banger Rating: 1516.0

Banger Comparisons: 1

Show LaTeX source
Problem source
\begin{questionparts}
\item
Show that four vertices of a cube, no two of which are adjacent,
form the vertices of a regular tetrahedron. 
Hence, or otherwise, find the volume of a regular 
tetrahedron whose edges are of unit length.
\item
Find the volume of a regular octahedron whose edges are of unit length.
\item
Show that the centres of the faces of a cube form the vertices
of a regular octahedron. Show that its volume is half that of the 
tetrahedron whose vertices are the vertices of the cube.
\end{questionparts}
\noindent
[{\em A regular tetrahedron (octahedron) 
has four (eight) faces, all equilateral triangles.}]