Let the above Oblique Octagonal Prism be an analogy of a -gonal Oblique Prism.
In the above Oblique Octagonal Prism and is a right triangle.
Extending to a -gonal Oblique Prism let the volume and the lateral surface area of the Oblique -gonal Prism be and respectively.
(1): Find the side of the -gon which maximizes the distance .
(2): Show is independent of and find the distance and find (in degrees).
(3): Find .
(4): Check your results in (2) and (3) using a oblique cylinder.
Express the answer as .
Note: In the above diagram and
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2 x = r sin ( 4 n π ) ⟹ r = 2 sin ( 4 n π ) x ⟹ h ∗ = 2 x cot ( 4 n π ) ⟹ the area of the 4 n -gon A = n x 2 cot ( 4 n π ) .
The volume V = n x 2 cot ( 4 n π ) H = 1 ⟹ H = n x 2 tan ( 4 n π )
The lateral surface area S = 4 n x s = 1 ⟹ s = 4 n x 1 ⟹ Y ( r ) = y 2 ( r ) = s 2 − H 2 = n 2 1 ( 1 6 x 2 1 − x 4 tan 2 ( 4 n π ) ) ⟹
d r d Y = 8 n 2 x 5 3 2 tan 2 ( 4 n π ) − x 2 = 0 ⟹ x = 4 2 tan ( 4 n π ) ⟹ r = 2 2 sec ( 4 n π ) , s = 1 6 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) , H = 3 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) and y = s 2 − H 2 = 3 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) = H .
Note: d x 2 d 2 Y ∣ x = 4 2 tan ( 4 n π ) = ( 8 n 2 ( 4 2 tan ( 4 n π ) ) 4 1 ) ( 3 − 5 cot ( 4 n π ) ) < 0 , since cot ( 4 n π ) ≥ 1 and is increasing for increasing n ⟹ we have a max at x = 4 2 tan ( 4 n π )
Let m ∠ U W V = λ ⟹ cos ( λ ) = s y = 2 1 and θ = 1 8 0 − λ ⟹ cos ( θ ) = cos ( 1 8 0 − λ ) = − cos ( λ ) = 2 − 1 ⟹ θ = 1 3 5 ∘
r = 2 2 sec ( 4 n π ) and s = 1 6 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) ⟹
d 2 ( n ) = s 2 + 4 r 2 + 4 r s cos ( λ ) = 2 9 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) 2 cos 2 ( 4 n π ) + cos 2 ( 4 n π ) 2 5 + 2 2 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) 1 ⟹
d n = 2 9 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) 2 cos 2 ( 4 n π ) + cos 2 ( 4 n π ) 2 5 + 2 2 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) 1
Using the inequality cos ( x ) < x sin ( x ) < 1 ⟹ 4 π cos ( 4 n π ) < n sin ( 4 n π ) < 4 π ⟹
lim n → ∞ d n = 3 2 π 2 1 + 3 2 + π 2 = 4 2 π 3 2 2 π 2 + 3 2 2 π + 1 ≈ 5 . 6 9 6 7 8
For n = 1 d 1 = 1 6 1 2 2 1 5 + 2 8 + 1 ≈ 8 . 0 3 1 3 1
∴ ⌊ d + θ + d 1 ⌋ = 1 4 8 .
Checking using oblique cylinder:
In the above Oblique Cylinder m ∠ Q P T = θ , T P Q U is a parallelogram and △ P R T is a right triangle.
V = π r 2 H = 1 ⟹ H = π r 2 1 and A = 2 π r s = 1 ⟹ s = 2 π r 1
⟹ Y ( r ) = y 2 ( r ) = s 2 ( r ) − H 2 ( r ) = 4 π 2 r 2 1 − π 2 r 4 1 ⟹ d r d Y = π 2 1 ( 2 r 5 8 − r 2 ) r > = 0 ⟹ r = 2 2 ⟹ s = 4 2 π 1 and H = 8 π 1 and y = s 2 − H 2 = 8 π 1 = H .
d r 2 d 2 Y ∣ r = 2 2 = ( 8 π ) 2 − 1 < 0 ⟹ max at r = 2 2 .
Let m ∠ P T R = λ ⟹ cos ( λ ) = s ( r ) y ( r ) = 2 1 and θ = 1 8 0 − λ ⟹ cos ( θ ) = c o s ( 1 8 0 − θ ) = − c o s ( λ ) = − 2 1 ⟹ θ = 1 3 5 ∘
⟹ d 2 = s 2 + 4 r 2 + 4 r s cos ( λ ) = 3 2 π 2 1 + 3 2 + π 2 = 3 2 π 2 3 2 2 π 2 + 3 2 2 π + 1 ⟹ d = 4 2 π 3 2 2 π 2 + 3 2 2 π + 1 ≈ 5 . 6 9 6 7 8
Note: Using the above x = 4 2 tan ( 4 n π ) ⟹ r = 2 2 sec ( 4 n π ) , s = 1 6 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) , and y = 3 2 n cot ( 4 n π ) = H we obtain:
r = lim n → ∞ r n = 2 2 , y = lim n → ∞ 3 2 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) cos ( 4 n π ) = 8 π 1 = H , and s = lim n → ∞ 1 6 2 ( n sin ( 4 n π ) ) cos ( 4 n π ) = 4 2 π 1