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Problem 344: (2009 AMC12A, 22)
A regular octahedron has side length $1$. A plane parallel to two of its opposite faces cuts the octahedron into the two congruent solids. The polygon formed by the intersection of the plane and the octahedron has area $\frac {a\sqrt {b}}{c}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime, and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $a + b + c$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 10\qquad$ $ \textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad$ $ \textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ 13\qquad$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ 14$
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Exercise 344: Solution
A regular octahedron has edge length $2$. A plane through its center, perpendicular to the line joining the midpoints of two opposite edges, cuts the octahedron. What is the area of the cross-section?
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