In the above right isosceles triangular prism with , let and the area of the rectangle .
(1): What is largest value of for which the distance obtains a minimum?
(2): What is the minimum distance ?
(3): Using the largest value of , what is the value of the base of the isosceles triangle, the value of the altitude of the isosceles triangle, the value of each leg of the isosceles triangle, and in degrees?
(4): Using the largest value of , what is the height of the right isosceles triangular prism and in degrees?
Find: + + + + + + .
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x = 2 r sin ( 2 θ ) and h ∗ = r cos ( 2 θ ) ⟹ A △ A B C = 2 1 r 2 sin ( θ ) = a ⟹ r = sin ( θ ) 2 a .
r H = 1 ⟹ H = 2 a sin ( θ ) ⟹ D ( θ ) = d 2 ( θ ) = 2 a sin ( θ ) + sin ( θ ) 2 a ⟹ d θ d D = 2 a cos ( θ ) − sin 2 ( θ ) 2 a cos ( θ ) =
cos ( θ ) ( 2 a sin 2 ( θ ) sin 2 ( θ ) − 4 a 2 ) = 0 .
For ( 0 < θ < π ) sin ( θ ) > 0 ⟹ sin ( θ ) = 2 a ⟹ ( 0 < a = 2 sin ( θ ) ≤ 2 1 ) .
d θ 2 d 2 θ = 2 cot 2 ( θ ) > 0 for θ = 2 π .
For θ = 2 π and a = 2 1 :
On ( 0 , 2 π ) ⟹ d θ d D < 0 and on ( 2 π , π ) ⟹ d θ d D > 0 ⟹ d is minimized wherever ( 0 < a ≤ 2 1 ) .
(1) a m a x = 2 1
(2) d m i n = 2
(3) r = 1 and a m a x = 2 1 ⟹ θ = 2 π ⟹ x = 2 sin ( 4 π ) = 2 and h ∗ = 2 1 and converting to degrees θ = 9 0 ∘
Let λ = m ∠ F A E .
(4) Clearly λ = 6 0 ∘ , since △ F A E is an equilateral triangle and H = 1 .
Using the law of cosines ⟹ 4 ( 1 − cos ( λ ) ) = 2 ⟹ cos ( λ ) = 2 1 ⟹ λ = 6 0 ∘
∴ d = 2 = x , r = 1 , h ∗ = 2 1 , θ = 9 0 ∘ , H = 1 and λ = 6 0 ∘ ⟹ ⌊ d ⌋ + ⌊ x ⌋ + ⌊ r ⌋ + ⌊ h ∗ ⌋ + ⌊ θ ⌋ + ⌊ H ⌋ + ⌊ λ ⌋ = 1 5 4