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geometry senior

Problem

Pyramid has square base congruent edges and and Let be the measure of the dihedral angle formed by faces and Given that where and are integers, find
Solution
The angle is the angle formed by two perpendiculars drawn to , one on the plane determined by and the other by . Let the perpendiculars from and to meet at Without loss of generality, let It follows that is a right triangle, so and Therefore, From the Law of Cosines, so Thus .
Final answer
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