In and and the point is the centroid of .
Let be the height of the tetrahedron.
Find the value of and that minimizes the triangular face .
Find (in degrees) and express the result to seven decimal places.
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Let m ∠ B A C = ω .
A △ A B C = 2 1 r 1 r 2 sin ( ω ) a 2 and P D = 3 r 2 sin ( ω ) a
Q D = 3 9 h 2 + r 2 2 sin 2 ( ω ) a 2 ⟹ A = A △ Q D C = 6 r 1 a 9 h 2 + r 2 2 sin 2 ( ω ) a 2
The volume V = 6 1 ( r 2 r 2 sin ( ω ) ) a 2 h = K ⟹ h = ( r 1 r 2 sin ( ω ) ) a 2 6 k ⟹ A ( a ) = 6 r 2 a sin ( ω ) 3 2 4 k 2 + r 1 2 r 2 4 sin 4 ( ω ) a 6 ⟹
d a d A = ( 3 r 2 sin ( ω ) ) 3 2 4 k 2 + r 1 2 r 2 4 sin 4 ( ω ) a 6 a 2 r 1 2 r 2 4 sin 4 ( ω ) a 6 − 1 6 2 k 2 = 0 ⟹ a = ( r 1 r 2 2 sin 2 ( ω ) 9 2 k ) 3 1 ⟹ h = r 1 r 2 sin ( ω ) 6 k ( 9 2 k r 1 r 2 2 sin 2 ( ω ) ) 3 2
a h = 3 2 r 2 sin ( ω ) ⟹ tan ( θ ) = r 2 sin ( ω ) 3 ( a h ) = 2 ⟹ θ ≈ 5 4 . 7 3 5 6 1 0 3