A tetrahedron (T1) has a fixed volume, V1. Another tetrahedron (T2) with volume V2 is drawn by joining the centroids of the faces of T1. If V1=kV2, then the possible value(s) of k is/are
A
9
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B
27
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C
92
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D
18
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Solution
The correct option is B27
Let the vertices of T1 are O(0,0,0),A(a,0,0),B(0,b,0) and C(0,0,c) Now, centroids of faces of T1 i.e., OAB,OAC,OBC and ABC are P(a3,b3,0),Q(a3,0,c3),R(0,b3,c3) and S(a3,b3,c3) respectively. PS=→c3,QS=→b3,RS=→a3 V1=16[→a→b→c]V2=16⎡⎣→a3→b3→c3⎤⎦=127×6[→a→b→c]⇒k=27