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Revision as of 18:48, 14 February 2019
Problem
Square pyramid has base
, which measures
cm on a side, and altitude
perpendicular to the base, which measures
cm. Point
lies on
, one third of the way from
to
; point
lies on
, one third of the way from
to
; and point
lies on
, two thirds of the way from
to
. What is the area, in square centimeters, of
?
Solution (Coordinate Bash)
Let and
. We can figure out that
and
.
Using the distance formula, ,
, and
. Using Heron's formula or dropping an altitude from P to find the height, we can compute that the area of
is
.
See Also
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