The Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza in Egypt has a square base of side length 230 m. The angle of elevation of one
triangular face is 52°. Determine the measure of the angle 𝜃 between the height and one of the edges where two triangular faces meet.
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Since the Great Pyramid of Cheops has a square base, we can use some good ol' trigonometry. We know that the angle of elevation of one triangular face is 52°. This angle is formed between the base and the triangular face.
To find the measure of angle 𝜃 between the height and one of the edges where two triangular faces meet, we can find the other angle formed between the height and the base. Let's call this angle 𝜙.
Since we have a square base, all sides are equal. Now, let's draw a triangle with the height, the base, and the side of the square base as its components.
We know that a square has four right angles, so each angle of the square base is 90°. And since the triangular face is opposite to the base, its angles are complementary to the angles of the base.
Therefore, 𝜙 = 90° - 52° = 38°.
Now, we have one last thing to do. The angle 𝜃 is formed between the height and one of the edges where two triangular faces meet. Since our triangle has a right angle, we can subtract the sum of the other two angles from 90° to find 𝜃.
𝜃 = 90° - (90° - 𝜙) - 90° = 𝜙 = 38°.
So, the measure of angle 𝜃 is indeed 38°.
Now, take a deep breath, and remember, math is just another "triangle" to conquer.
To determine the measure of angle 𝜃, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the right-angled triangle
From the information given, we can determine that there is a right-angled triangle formed by the height, one of the edges where two triangular faces meet, and the slant height of the triangular face. Let's call this right-angled triangle "ABC," where:
- Side AB represents the height of the pyramid
- Side BC represents the slant height of the triangular face
- Side AC represents one of the edges where two triangular faces meet
Step 2: Determine the length of side AB (the height of the pyramid)
The height (AB) of the pyramid is not provided directly. However, we can use the angle of elevation and side length of the base to find it. Since the triangle formed by the height, BC, and AC is a right-angled triangle, using trigonometry, we can say that:
tan(52°) = (AB / BC)
Given that BC is equal to half the length of the base (230 / 2 = 115 m) and the angle of elevation is 52°, we can solve for AB as follows:
tan(52°) = (AB / 115)
AB = 115 * tan(52°)
AB ≈ 181.06 m
Step 3: Determine the length of side BC (the slant height)
The length of side BC, which is the slant height of the triangular face, is not directly provided. However, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find it. Since the triangle ABC is right-angled, we can write:
AC² = AB² + BC²
Substituting the known values into the equation, we get:
(230)² = (181.06)² + BC²
52900 = 32816.5636 + BC²
BC² = 52900 - 32816.5636
BC² ≈ 20083.4364
BC ≈ √20083.4364
BC ≈ 141.81 m
Step 4: Determine the measure of angle 𝜃
To find the measure of angle 𝜃, we need to use trigonometry again. In triangle ABC, we can use the tangent function:
tan(𝜃) = (AB / BC)
Substituting the known values into the equation, we get:
tan(𝜃) = (181.06 / 141.81)
𝜃 ≈ arctan(181.06 / 141.81)
𝜃 ≈ 50.24°
Therefore, the measure of angle 𝜃, between the height and one of the edges where two triangular faces meet, is approximately 50.24°.
To find the measure of angle θ, we can use basic trigonometry.
The given information tells us that the triangular face has a base of length 230 m. Since the face of the pyramid is triangular, we know that the height (h) of the triangle is equal to the height of the pyramid. However, we need to find the height of the triangle in order to proceed.
To find the height of the triangle, we can use the angle of elevation and the length of the base. The trigonometric function that relates the angle of elevation, the opposite side (the height), and the adjacent side (the base) is the tangent (tan) function.
Using the given information, we have:
tan(52°) = h / 230
To find the height, we can rearrange the equation:
h = 230 * tan(52°)
Now that we have the height (h), we can proceed to find the measure of angle θ.
In a right triangle formed by the height (h), the base (b), and the hypotenuse (the edge where two triangular faces meet), the angle θ is the angle between the height and the edge.
Using trigonometry again, we can use the tangent function. The tangent of angle θ is equal to the opposite side (the height) divided by the adjacent side (the edge).
tan(θ) = h / b
Rearranging the equation to solve for θ, we get:
θ = arctan(h / b)
Now substitute the values of h and b that we found earlier:
θ = arctan( (230 * tan(52°)) / b)
Just plug in the values and evaluate the expression using a calculator to find the measure of angle θ.
The height h is found via
h/115 = tan52°
The diagonal of the base is 230√2
So,
sin𝜃 = (115 tan52°) / (115√2) = tan52°/√2