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2007 AMC 12B Problem 19

Problem 19 of 25HarderGeometry

Rhombus ABCD,ABCD, with side length 6,6, is rolled to form a cylinder of volume 66 by taping AB\overline{AB} to DC.\overline{DC}. What is sin(ABC)?\sin(\angle ABC)?

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Let θ=ABC.\theta=\angle ABC. The base circle has circumference 6,6, so its radius is 62π=3π.\dfrac{6}{2\pi}=\dfrac3\pi. The height of the cylinder is the rhombus altitude 6sinθ.6\sin\theta. The volume is π(3π)2(6sinθ)=54πsinθ=6, \pi\left(\dfrac3\pi\right)^2(6\sin\theta)=\dfrac{54}{\pi}\sin\theta=6, so sinθ=π9.\sin\theta=\dfrac{\pi}{9}. Thus, the correct answer is A.

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Concepts: cylinder · rhombus · trigonometry

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