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Three Dimensional Geometry Calculations

This document contains 6 problems involving calculating various measurements of three-dimensional geometric shapes such as roofs, cuboids, prisms, pyramids and frustums. The problems involve calculating heights, angles between lines and planes, and volumes. Dimensions such as lengths, widths, heights and side measurements are provided to calculate the requested values.

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Three Dimensional Geometry Calculations

This document contains 6 problems involving calculating various measurements of three-dimensional geometric shapes such as roofs, cuboids, prisms, pyramids and frustums. The problems involve calculating heights, angles between lines and planes, and volumes. Dimensions such as lengths, widths, heights and side measurements are provided to calculate the requested values.

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THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

1. The figure below shows a shape of a roof with a horizontal rectangular base ABCD. The
ridge EF is also horizontal and centrally positioned. The measurements of the roof are AB
= 8 m, BC = 5 m, EF = 4.5 m and EA = FC = ED = FB = FC = 3.5 m.

E F
3.5 m
C
D

3.5 m 5m

B
A 8m
Calculate:

(a) The height of the ridge EF above the base ABCD


(b) The angle between the face AED and the base ABCD
(c) The angle between the plane EFBA and the base ABCD
(d) The angle between the planes EFBA and EFCD
(e) The angle between the line EF and BD
2. The figure below is a cuboid 8.1 cm long, 5.6 cm wide and 3.8 cm high.

D
F
H
3.8 cm
C
A G

8.1 cm
5.6 cm
B

Calculate the angle between the planes

(a) ABFE and CDEF


(b) ABFE and ABCD
(c) ACFH and CDEF
(d) The line AC and the plane CDEF
3. The figure below shows a triangular prism with dimensions as shown.

D
C

4 cm 12 cm
5 cm

A
|B

Calculate the angle between

(a) The faces FBCE and ABCD


(b) The planes DFC and ABCD
Calculate the volume of the prism.
4. The figure below represents a right pyramid on a square base PQRS of side 12 cm. O is the centre
of the base and VO = 14 cm.

O
P R

Calculate:

(a) The length of VP


(b) The angle which VP makes with the base PQRS
(c) The volume of the pyramid
(d) The angle between the planes VPQ and the base PQRS
(e) The angle between the planes VQR and VPS.
5. The figure below shows a frustum ABCDEFGH of a right pyramid. AB = 24 cm, BC = 10 cm, FG
= 18 cm, GH = 7.5 cm and AF = BG = CH = DE = 15 cm.

F H
7.5 cm
A G
18 cm

D C

10 cm

Find: A 24 cm B
(a) The altitude of the pyramid
(b) The angle between:
(i) AH and the base ABCD
(ii) The planes ABGF and the base ABCD
(iii) The planes ABHE and ABCD
6. The figure below shows a pyramid whose base PQR is an equilateral triangle:
V

Q
If the vertival height of the pyramid is 10 cm and PR = 8 cm, calculate:

(a) The length VP


(b) The angle which line VR makes with the base
(c) The angle between the plane VPQ and the base PQR.

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