Distance from a Moving Point in a Cube to an Edge

★ 5/10Extremasolid geometry

Problem

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As shown in the figure, in the cube ABCD-A1B1C1D1ABCD\text{-}A_1B_1C_1D_1 with edge length 22, the point EE is the midpoint of BCBC, and PP is a point on the segment D1ED_1E. Find the minimum distance from PP to the line CC1CC_1.

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Solution

Difficulty5/10
TopicsExtrema, solid geometry

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