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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
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Faces <math>ABC^{}_{}</math> and <math>BCD^{}_{}</math> of tetrahedron <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> meet at an angle of <math>30^\circ</math>. The area of face <math>ABC^{}_{}</math> is <math>120^{}_{}</math>, the area of face <math>BCD^{}_{}</math> is <math>80^{}_{}</math>, and <math>BC=10^{}_{}</math>. Find the volume of the tetrahedron.
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
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Since the area <math>BCD=80=\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\cdot16</math>, the perpendicular from <math>D</math> to <math>BC</math> has length <math>16</math>.
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The perpendicular from <math>D</math> to <math>ABC</math> is <math>16 \cdot \sin 30^\circ=8</math>. Therefore, the volume is <math>\frac{8\cdot120}{3}=\boxed{320}</math>.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[1992 AIME Problems]]
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{{AIME box|year=1992|num-b=6|num-a=8}}
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[[Category:Intermediate Geometry Problems]]
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 14 March 2017

Problem

Faces $ABC^{}_{}$ and $BCD^{}_{}$ of tetrahedron $ABCD^{}_{}$ meet at an angle of $30^\circ$. The area of face $ABC^{}_{}$ is $120^{}_{}$, the area of face $BCD^{}_{}$ is $80^{}_{}$, and $BC=10^{}_{}$. Find the volume of the tetrahedron.

Solution

Since the area $BCD=80=\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\cdot16$, the perpendicular from $D$ to $BC$ has length $16$.

The perpendicular from $D$ to $ABC$ is $16 \cdot \sin 30^\circ=8$. Therefore, the volume is $\frac{8\cdot120}{3}=\boxed{320}$.

See also

1992 AIME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 8
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