Consider a pyramid whose base is a regular
Let be the volume of the largest pyramid above that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius , where is the volume of the sphere.
Let be positive integers. If , find .
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For area of n − g o n :
Let B C = x be a side of the n − g o n , A C = A B = r , A D = h ∗ , and ∠ B A D = n 1 8 0 .
2 x = r sin ( n 1 8 0 ) ⟹ r = 2 sin ( n 1 8 0 ) x ⟹ h ∗ = 2 x cot ( n 1 8 0 ) ⟹ A △ A B C = 4 1 cot ( n 1 8 0 ) x 2 ⟹
A n − g o n = 4 n cot ( n 1 8 0 ) x 2 ⟹ V p = 1 2 n cot ( n 1 8 0 ) x 2 H
The volume of the sphere V s = 3 4 π R 3
Let H be the height of the given pyramid.
In the right triangle above: A C = H − R , B C = 2 sin ( n 1 8 0 ) x , A B = R ⟹
R 2 = ( H − R ) 2 + 4 x 2 csc 2 ( n 1 8 0 ) ⟹ x 2 = 4 H ( 2 R − H ) sin 2 ( n 1 8 0 )
⟹ V p ( H ) = 6 n sin ( n 3 6 0 ) ( 2 R H 2 − H 3 ) ⟹
d H d V p = 6 n sin ( n 3 6 0 ) ( H ) ( 4 R − 3 H ) = 0 , H = 0 ⟹ H = 3 4 R ⟹ x 2 = 9 3 2 sin 2 ( n 1 8 0 ) R 2 ⟹ x = 3 4 2 sin ( n 1 8 0 ) R
H = 3 4 R maximizes V p ( H ) since d H 2 d 2 V p ∣ ( H = 3 4 R ) = 3 − 2 n sin ( n 3 6 0 ) R < 0
H = 3 4 R and x 2 = 9 3 2 sin 2 ( n 1 8 0 ) R 2 ⟹ V p = 2 7 π 4 n sin ( n 3 6 0 ) V s ⟹ V s V p = 3 3 π 2 2 n sin ( n 3 6 0 ) = b 3 π a 2 n sin ( n c ) ⟹ a + b + c = 3 6 5 .