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(1)
point distance of 1 from rectangular prism, find volume
Source: Putnam 1984 A1
8/31/2021
Let
A
A
A
be a solid
a
×
b
×
c
a\times b\times c
a
×
b
×
c
rectangular brick, where
a
,
b
,
c
>
0
a,b,c>0
a
,
b
,
c
>
0
. Let
B
B
B
be the set of all points which are a distance of at most one from some point of
A
A
A
. Express the volume of
B
B
B
as a polynomial in
a
,
b
,
a,b,
a
,
b
,
and
c
c
c
.
geometry
3D geometry
prism