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Problem
A rectangular box is inscribed in a sphere of radius . The surface area of is 384, and the sum of the lengths of its 12 edges is 112. What is ?
Solution
Let the dimensions of be , , and . The sum of the lengths of the edges of is , and the surface area of is , so Each internal diagonal of is a diameter of the sphere, so So and .
Note: There are infinitely many positive solutions of the system , , so there are infinitely many non-congruent boxes meeting the given conditions, but each can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 10.
Note: There are infinitely many positive solutions of the system , , so there are infinitely many non-congruent boxes meeting the given conditions, but each can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 10.
Final answer
10