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Pls find the angle HAF in the diagram ​

Pls find the angle HAF in the diagram ​-example-1

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Answer:

∠HAF ≈ 64.90°

Explanation:

You want the angle HAF, a base angle in the isosceles triangle formed by the face diagonals of the cuboid with dimensions 6 cm, 6 cm, and 8 cm.

Diagonal lengths

The lengths of the diagonals can be found using the Pythagorean theorem:

HA² = HD² + DA²

HA² = 6² +6² = 2·6²

HA = 6√2 . . . cm

FA² = FB² +BA²

FA² = 6² +8² = 36 +64 = 100

FA = 10 . . . cm

Diagonal FH is the diagonal of a rectangle with the same dimensions as the rectangle whose diagonal is FA:

FH = FA = 10 . . . cm

Law of Cosines

The angle A can be found using the law of cosines:

FH² = FA² +HA² -2·FA·HA·cos(A)

A = arccos((FA² +HA² -FH²)/(2FA·HA))

A = arccos((100 +72 -100)/(2·10·6√2)) = arccos(72/(120√2))

A = arccos(0.3√2) ≈ 64.90°

Angle HAF is about 64.90°.

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