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Geometry Level 2

d) c) a) b)

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Apply pythagorean theorem three times to get the lengths of the face diagonals.

a = 3 2 + 2 2 = 13 i n . a=\sqrt{3^2+2^2}=\sqrt{13}~in.

b = 4 2 + 3 2 = 5 i n . b=\sqrt{4^2+3^2}=5~in.

c = 4 2 + 2 2 = 20 i n . c=\sqrt{4^2+2^2}=\sqrt{20}~in.

Then apply cosine law to get the unknown angle.

c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2 a b cos θ c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab \cos \theta

( 20 ) 2 = ( 13 ) 2 + 5 2 2 ( 13 ) ( 5 ) ( cos θ ) (\sqrt{20})^2=(\sqrt{13})^2+5^2-2(\sqrt{13})(5)(\cos \theta)

θ 6 0 \theta \approx \boxed{60^\circ}

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