こんにちは。一部表現を変えています。それではどうぞ。
下の図1に示した立体は, 1辺の長さが6cmの正四面体である。
辺ACの中点をMとする。点Pは, 頂点Aを出発し, 辺AB, 辺BC上を毎秒1cmの速さで動き, 12秒後に頂点Cに到着する。
点Qは, 点Pが頂点Aを出発するのと同時に頂点Cを出発し, 辺CD, 辺DA上を, 点Pと同じ速さで動き, 12秒後に頂点Aに到着する。
点Mと点P, 点Mと点Qをそれぞれ結ぶ。次の各問いに答えよ。
(1) 図1において, 点Pが辺AB上にあるとき, とする。
の値が最も小さくなるのは, 点Pが頂点Aを出発してから何秒後であるか。
【図1】
(2) 下の図2は, 図1において, 点Pが頂点Aを出発してから8秒後のとき, 頂点Aと点P, 点Pと点Qをそれぞれ結んだ場合を表している。立体

【図2】
【東京一部表現改】
【解答】
(1) 秒後
(2)
【解説】





よって,


(2)
まず, 正四面体


頂点Aから正三角形BCDに垂線AHを下ろす。このとき, 直角三角形の合同条件より,













1辺


よって, 正四面体


次に, 立体




P, Qが出発して8秒後ということは,




また, 底面を





よって, 求める体積は,

