Problem 13

The figure represents a rectangular parallelepiped;

AD = 20 in., AB = 10 in., AE = 15 in.
(a) Find the number of degrees in the angles AFB,
BFO, AFO, BOF, AOF, OFC.
(b) Find the area of each of the triangles ABO, BOF,
AOF.
(c) Find the perpendicular distance from B to the
plane AOF.

For angle AFO

OA=OB
OA=55 in
OA2=125
AF2=AB2+BF2
AF2=102+152
AF2=325
AF=513 in
OF2=OB2+BF2
OF2=(55)2+152
OF2=350
OF=514 in
Apply cosine law to triangle AFO
OA2=AF2+OF22(AF)(OF)cosAFO
125=325+3502(513)(514)cosAFO
cosAFO=325+3501252(513)(514)
AFO=3523
answer
For angle BOF
tanBOF=BFOB
tanBOF=1555
BOF=5318

answer

Another solution
BOF=90BFO
BOF=903642
BOF=5318
okay

Solution 13
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(a) For angle AFB
tanAFB=ABBF
tanAFB=1015
AFB=3341
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For angle BFO
BD=AB2+AD2
BD=202+102
BD=105 in
OB=12BD
OB=12(105)
OB=55 in
tanBFO=OBBF
tanBFO=5515
BFO=3642

answer

For angle AOF

Cosine law for triangle AOF
AF2=OA2+OF22(OA)(OF)cosAOF
325=125+3502(55)(514)cosAOF
cosAOF=125+3503252(55)(514)
AOF=6859
answer
For angle OFC
CF2=BC2+BF2
CF2=202+152
CF2=625
CF=25 in
OC=OA
OC=55 in
OC2=125
Cosine law for triangle OFC
OC2=OF2+CF22(OF)(CF)cosOFC
125=350+6252(514)(25)cosOFC
cosOFC=350+6251252(514)(25)
OFC=2440
answer

(b) For triangle ABO

AABO=12(10)(10)
AABO=50 in2
answer

Solution 5

For triangle BOF

ABOF=12(OB)(BF)
ABOF=12(55)(15)
ABOF=83.85 in2
answer
For triangle AOF
AAOF=12(OA)(OF)sinAOF
AAOF=12(55)(514)sin6859
AAOF=97.62 in2

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Outside volume
$V_{outside} = 80(40)(12)$
$V_{outside} = 38\,400 \, \text{ ft}^3$

(c) Distance from B to the plane AOF.

Triangles ABC and AGB are similar
sin=BCAC=BGAB
20102+202=x10
x=45
tan=xBF
tan=4515
=30.81
sin=dBF
d=BFsin
d=15sin30.81
d=
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Inside volume
$V_{inside} = 76(36)(12)$
$V_{inside} = 32\,832 \, \text{ ft}^3$
Required volume
$V = V_{outside} - V_{inside}$
$V = 38\,400 - 32\,832$

Solution 5

Problem 5
How many cubic yard of material are needed for the

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Outside volume
$V_{outside} = 80(40)(12)$
$V_{outside} = 38\,400 \, \text{ ft}^3$

foundation of barn 40 by 80 ft., if the foundation is 2

ft thick and 12 ft. high.
Problem 6
A tank, open at the top, is made of sheet iron 1 in.
thick. The internal dimensions of the tank are 4 ft. 8
in. long; 3 ft. 6 in. wide; 4 ft. 4 in. deep. Find the
weight of the tank when empty and find the weight
when full of salt water. (Salt water weighs 64

lb/ft3 and iron is 7.2 times as heavy as salt water.

Solution 6
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Internal dimensions
=48 by 36 by 44

External dimensions
=410 by 38 by 45

Internal volume
Vi=(4+812)(3+612)(4+412)
Vi=6379 ft3

Ve=(4+1012)(3+812)(4+512)
Ve=16907216 ft3
Volume of sheet iron
V=VeVi
V=169072166379
V=1619216 ft3
Unit weight of salt water
sea=64 lb/ft3
Unit weight of iron
iron=7.2sea
iron=7.2(64)
iron=460.8 lb/ft3
Weight of tank when empty
Wempty=ironV
Wempty=460.8(1619216)
Wempty=3453.87 lb
answer

External volume

Weight of tank when full of seawater

Wfull=Wempty+Wsea
Wfull=3453.87+seaVi
Wfull=3453.87+64(637/9)
Wfull=7983.64 lb
answer