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What is the name of the solid that is enclosed by the formula x + y + z < 3 ? |x|+|y|+|z| < 3?

Tetrahedron Cube Octahedron Dodecahedron Icosahedron Sphere A weird, nameless shape This formula doesn't enclose a volume

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Rushikesh Jogdand
May 19, 2016

x + y + z |x|+|y|+|z|\Rightarrow the shape will be symmetric w.r.t. all 8 8 octant. So if we could find the part of it in one octant, we'll be able to easily deduce whole shape.
The most easy part to consider is that in 1 st 1^{\text{st}} octant, which is x + y + z = 3 x+y+z=3 which is plane passing through ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) \left(1,1,1\right) and perpendicular to vector i ^ + j ^ + k ^ \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k} . This when reflected in other octant gives shape of octahedron.

Nice solution, Rushi!

Geoff Pilling - 5 years ago

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Thanks! \text{Thanks! }

Rushikesh Jogdand - 5 years ago
Geoff Pilling
May 18, 2016

The solid consists of eight equilateral triangles with vertices joined at ( 0 , 0 , ± 3 ) , ( 0 , ± 3 , 0 ) (0,0,\pm3), (0,\pm3,0) , and ( ± 3 , 0 , 0 ) (\pm3,0,0) ,

which describes an o c t a h e d r o n \boxed{octahedron}

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