Three different views of the same cube are shown.
The symbol on the face opposite is
(A) (B) (C) [[IMAGE2]] (D) [[IMAGE3]] (E) [[IMAGE4]]
Three different views of the same cube are shown.
The symbol on the face opposite is
(A) (B) (C) [[IMAGE2]] (D) [[IMAGE3]] (E) [[IMAGE4]]
We begin by recognizing that there are 6 different symbols, and so each face of the cube contains a different symbol.
From left to right, let us number the views of the cube 1, 2 and 3.
Views 1 and 2 each show a face containing the symbol [[IMAGE0]] .
What symbol is on the face opposite to the face containing [[IMAGE1]] ?
In view 1, [[IMAGE2]] and [[IMAGE3]] are on faces adjacent to the face containing [[IMAGE4]] , and so neither of these can be the symbol that is on the face opposite [[IMAGE5]] .
In view 2, [[IMAGE6]] and [[IMAGE7]] are on faces adjacent to the face containing [[IMAGE8]] , and so neither of these can be the symbol that is on the face opposite [[IMAGE9]] .
There is only one symbol remaining, and so [[IMAGE10]] must be the symbol that is on the face opposite [[IMAGE11]] , and vice versa.
A net of the cube is shown below.
Isosceles triangles have two equal angles, and so the possibilities for these two triangles are:
1) The two equal angles are each equal to , or
2) The two equal angles are each not equal to .
(We note that a triangle can not have three angles measuring since the sum of the three angles would be , which is greater than .)
If the two equal angles are each equal to , then the measure of the third angle is .
If the two equal angles are each not equal to , then the sum of the measures of the two equal angles is , and so the measure of each of the equal angles is half of or .
We note that in the first triangle, the measure of each of the two remaining angles ( and ) is even, and in the second triangle, the measure of each of the two remaining angles ( and ) is odd.
In the first triangle, the sum of the two equal angles is .
In the second triangle, the sum of the two equal angles is .
The value of is .