Y by Adventure10
Let
be a convex quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at
at an angle
. Let us set
, and
, and 
Show that if there exists a right circular cone with vertex
, with the properties:
(1) its axis passes through
, and
(2) its curved surface passes through
and
then
![\[OV^2=\frac{d^2b^2(c + a)^2 - c^2a^2(d + b)^2}{ca(d - b)^2 - db(c - a)^2}.\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/b/b/bbbc414a51ebf9fe06a746669384e984a61f3ee0.png)
Show also that if
lies between
and
and
then for a suitable choice of
, a right circular cone exists with properties (1) and (2).






Show that if there exists a right circular cone with vertex

(1) its axis passes through

(2) its curved surface passes through


![\[OV^2=\frac{d^2b^2(c + a)^2 - c^2a^2(d + b)^2}{ca(d - b)^2 - db(c - a)^2}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/b/b/bbbc414a51ebf9fe06a746669384e984a61f3ee0.png)
Show also that if




