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Question Number 175476 by ajfour last updated on 31/Aug/22

Commented by ajfour last updated on 31/Aug/22

A cone has an inscribed cube resting  at its base. Atop the cube inscribed  in the cone is a sphere of radius r.  Find r in terms of R, H (cone′s  radius and height).

$${A}\:{cone}\:{has}\:{an}\:{inscribed}\:{cube}\:{resting} \\ $$$${at}\:{its}\:{base}.\:{Atop}\:{the}\:{cube}\:{inscribed} \\ $$$${in}\:{the}\:{cone}\:{is}\:{a}\:{sphere}\:{of}\:{radius}\:{r}. \\ $$$${Find}\:{r}\:{in}\:{terms}\:{of}\:{R},\:{H}\:\left({cone}'{s}\right. \\ $$$$\left.{radius}\:{and}\:{height}\right). \\ $$

Answered by mr W last updated on 01/Sep/22

Commented by mr W last updated on 01/Sep/22

a=edge length of cube  tan θ=(H/R)=(a/(R−(a/( (√2)))))  (H/R)=(a/(R−(a/( (√2)))))  ⇒a=(R/((R/H)+(1/( (√2)))))  r=(a/( (√2))) tan (θ/2)=(a/( (√2)))× ((H/( (√(H^2 +R^2 ))))/(1+(R/( (√(H^2 +R^2 ))))))  ⇒r=((RH)/(((((√2)R)/H)+1)((√(H^2 +R^2 ))+R)))

$${a}={edge}\:{length}\:{of}\:{cube} \\ $$$$\mathrm{tan}\:\theta=\frac{{H}}{{R}}=\frac{{a}}{{R}−\frac{{a}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}} \\ $$$$\frac{{H}}{{R}}=\frac{{a}}{{R}−\frac{{a}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{a}=\frac{{R}}{\frac{{R}}{{H}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}} \\ $$$${r}=\frac{{a}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}\:\mathrm{tan}\:\frac{\theta}{\mathrm{2}}=\frac{{a}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}×\:\frac{\frac{{H}}{\:\sqrt{{H}^{\mathrm{2}} +{R}^{\mathrm{2}} }}}{\mathrm{1}+\frac{{R}}{\:\sqrt{{H}^{\mathrm{2}} +{R}^{\mathrm{2}} }}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{r}=\frac{{RH}}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}{R}}{{H}}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\sqrt{{H}^{\mathrm{2}} +{R}^{\mathrm{2}} }+{R}\right)} \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 01/Sep/22

wow, fantastic, thanks Sir.

$${wow},\:{fantastic},\:{thanks}\:{Sir}. \\ $$

Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 02/Sep/22

Great sir

$$\mathrm{Great}\:\mathrm{sir} \\ $$

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