2005 AMC 12B Problem 16
Problem 16 of 25IntermediateGeometry
Eight spheres of radius one per octant, are each tangent to the coordinate planes. What is the radius of the smallest sphere, centered at the origin, that contains these eight spheres?
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Solution
A sphere of radius tangent to the three coordinate planes in one octant has its center at a point like at distance from the origin.
The farthest point of that sphere from the origin is at distance so the containing sphere has radius
Thus, the correct answer is D.