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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
| + | 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 == | ||
| + | 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 == | ||
| − | + | {{AIME box|year=1992|num-b=6|num-a=8}} | |
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| + | [[Category:Intermediate Geometry Problems]] | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:40, 14 March 2017
Problem
Faces 
and 
of tetrahedron 
meet at an angle of 
. The area of face is 
, the area of face is 
, and 
. Find the volume of the tetrahedron.
Solution
Since the area 
, the perpendicular from 
to 
has length 
.
The perpendicular from to 
is 
. Therefore, the volume is 
.
See also
| 1992 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 8 | |
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