AMC 12 2014a Problem 17
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A rectangular box contains a sphere of radius and eight smaller spheres of radius . The smaller spheres are each tangent to three sides of the box, and the larger sphere is tangent to each of the smaller spheres. What is ?
import graph3;
import solids;
real h=2+2*sqrt(7);
currentprojection=orthographic((0.75,-5,h/2+1),target=(2,2,h/2));
currentlight=light(4,-4,4);
draw((0,0,0)--(4,0,0)--(4,4,0)--(0,4,0)--(0,0,0)^^(4,0,0)--(4,0,h)--(4,4,h)--(0,4,h)--(0,4,0));
draw(shift((1,3,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((3,3,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((3,1,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((1,1,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((2,2,h/2))*scale(2,2,2)*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((1,3,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((3,3,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((3,1,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw(shift((1,1,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85));
draw((0,0,0)--(0,0,h)--(4,0,h)^^(0,0,h)--(0,4,h));
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