Volume of Pyramid/Tetrahedron Using Planes and Lines

The question asks to compute the volume of a pyramid or tetrahedron, typically requiring knowledge of plane equations, heights, or base areas derived from line/plane computations.

bac-s-maths 2023 Q2 View
We consider the cube ABCDEFGH which is represented in APPENDIX. In the orthonormal coordinate system ( $A$; $\overrightarrow { A B }$; $\overrightarrow { A D }$; $\overrightarrow { A E }$ ), we consider the points $M , N$ and $P$ with coordinates:
$$\mathrm { M } \left( 1 ; 1 ; \frac { 3 } { 4 } \right) , \quad \mathrm { N } \left( 0 ; \frac { 1 } { 2 } ; 1 \right) , \quad \mathrm { P } \left( 1 ; 0 ; - \frac { 5 } { 4 } \right)$$
In this exercise, we propose to calculate the volume of the tetrahedron FMNP.
  1. Give the coordinates of the vectors $\overrightarrow { \mathrm { MN } }$ and $\overrightarrow { \mathrm { MP } }$.
  2. Place the points $\mathrm { M} , \mathrm { N }$ and P on the figure given in APPENDIX which must be returned with your work.
  3. Justify that the points $\mathrm { M } , \mathrm { N }$ and P are not collinear.

From then on, the three points define the plane (MNP).
4. a. Calculate the dot product $\overrightarrow { \mathrm { MN } } \cdot \overrightarrow { \mathrm { MP } }$, then deduce the nature of the triangle MNP. b. Calculate the area of the triangle MNP.
5. a. Show that the vector $\vec { n } ( 5 ; - 8 ; 4 )$ is a normal vector to the plane (MNP). b. Deduce that a Cartesian equation of the plane (MNP) is $5 x - 8 y + 4 z = 0$. 6. We recall that the point F has coordinates $\mathrm { F } ( 1 ; 0 ; 1 )$.
Determine a parametric representation of the line $d$ orthogonal to the plane (MNP) and passing through the point F. 7. We denote L the orthogonal projection of the point F onto the plane (MNP).
Show that the coordinates of the point L are: $\mathrm { L } \left( \frac { 4 } { 7 } ; \frac { 24 } { 35 } ; \frac { 23 } { 35 } \right)$. 8. Show that $\mathrm { FL } = \frac { 3 \sqrt { 105 } } { 35 }$ then calculate the volume of the tetrahedron FMNP.
We recall that the volume V of a tetrahedron is given by the formula:
$$V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \times \text { area of a base } \times \text{ height associated with this base. }$$
bac-s-maths 2024 Q1 View
We consider the cube ABCDEFGH represented below. The points I and J are the midpoints of segments $[\mathrm{AB}]$ and $[\mathrm{CG}]$ respectively. The point N is the midpoint of segment [IJ]. The objective of this exercise is to calculate the volume of the tetrahedron HFIJ. We place ourselves in the orthonormal coordinate system ($A$; $\overrightarrow{AB}, \overrightarrow{AD}, \overrightarrow{AE}$).
  1. a. Give the coordinates of points I and J.
    Deduce the coordinates of N. b. Justify that the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{IJ}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{NF}}$ have the respective coordinates: $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{IJ}} \left(\begin{array}{c} 0.5 \\ 1 \\ 0.5 \end{array}\right) \text{ and } \overrightarrow{\mathrm{NF}} \left(\begin{array}{c} 0.25 \\ -0.5 \\ 0.75 \end{array}\right)$$ c. Prove that the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{IJ}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{NF}}$ are orthogonal.
    We admit that $\mathrm{NF} = \frac{\sqrt{14}}{4}$. d. Deduce that the area of triangle FIJ is equal to $\frac{\sqrt{21}}{8}$.
  2. We consider the vector $\vec{u}\left(\begin{array}{c} 4 \\ -1 \\ -2 \end{array}\right)$. a. Prove that the vector $\vec{u}$ is normal to the plane (FIJ). b. Deduce that a Cartesian equation of the plane (FIJ) is: $4x - y - 2z - 2 = 0$. c. We denote by $d$ the line perpendicular to the plane (FIJ) passing through point H. Determine a parametric representation of the line $d$. d. Show that the distance from point H to the plane (FIJ) is equal to $\frac{5\sqrt{21}}{21}$. e. We recall that the volume of a pyramid is given by the formula $V = \frac{1}{3} \times \mathscr{B} \times h$ where $\mathscr{B}$ is the area of a base and $h$ is the length of the height relative to this base. Calculate the volume of the tetrahedron HFIJ. Give the answer in the form of an irreducible fraction.
csat-suneung 2020 Q29 4 marks View
In coordinate space, for two points $\mathrm { A } ( 3 , - 3,3 ) , \mathrm { B } ( - 2,7 , - 2 )$, let $\alpha , \beta$ be the two planes that contain segment AB and are tangent to the sphere $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } = 1$. Let C and D be the points of tangency of the two planes $\alpha , \beta$ with the sphere $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } = 1$ respectively. If the volume of tetrahedron ABCD is $\frac { q } { p } \sqrt { 3 }$, find the value of $p + q$. (Here, $p$ and $q$ are coprime natural numbers.) [4 points]
csat-suneung 2022 Q27 (Geometry) 3 marks View
As shown in the figure, there is a cube $\mathrm { ABCD } - \mathrm { EFGH }$ with edge length 4. Let M be the midpoint of segment AD. What is the area of triangle MEG? [3 points]
(1) $\frac { 21 } { 2 }$
(2) 11
(3) $\frac { 23 } { 2 }$
(4) 12
(5) $\frac { 25 } { 2 }$
gaokao 2022 Q19 12 marks View
Xiaoming designed a closed packaging box as shown in the figure: the bottom face $ABCD$ is a square with side length 2. Triangles $\triangle E A B , \triangle F B C , \triangle G C D , \triangle H D A$ are all equilateral triangles, and the planes containing them are perpendicular to the bottom face.
(1) Prove that $E F \parallel$ plane $A B C D$ ;
(2) Find the volume of the packaging box (disregarding the thickness of the material).
jee-advanced 2023 Q12 4 marks View
Let $P$ be the plane $\sqrt { 3 } x + 2 y + 3 z = 16$ and let $S = \left\{ \alpha \hat { i } + \beta \hat { j } + \gamma \hat { k } : \alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } = 1 \right.$ and the distance of $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$ from the plane $P$ is $\left. \frac { 7 } { 2 } \right\}$. Let $\vec { u } , \vec { v }$ and $\vec { w }$ be three distinct vectors in $S$ such that $| \vec { u } - \vec { v } | = | \vec { v } - \vec { w } | = | \vec { w } - \vec { u } |$. Let $V$ be the volume of the parallelepiped determined by vectors $\vec { u } , \vec { v }$ and $\vec { w }$. Then the value of $\frac { 80 } { \sqrt { 3 } } V$ is
jee-main 2022 Q79 View
A plane $P$ is parallel to two lines whose direction ratios are $- 2,1 , - 3$ and $- 1,2 , - 2$ and it contains the point $( 2,2 , - 2 )$. Let $P$ intersect the co-ordinate axes at the points $A , B , C$ making the intercepts $\alpha , \beta , \gamma$. If $V$ is the volume of the tetrahedron $O A B C$, where $O$ is the origin and $p = \alpha + \beta + \gamma$, then the ordered pair $( V , p )$ is equal to
(1) $( 48 , - 13 )$
(2) $( 24 , - 13 )$
(3) $( 48,11 )$
(4) $( 24 , - 5 )$