Question 1
Paper 2Medium6 marksA designer is planning a pavilion with a square-based roof shaped as a right pyramid. The apex is vertically above the centre of the square base. Each side of the base is and the current vertical height is The design requires the angle between each sloping edge and the plane of the base to be at least Let be a corner of the base.
(a)[2]
Show that
(b)[1]
Calculate the angle between and the plane of the base, giving your answer to the nearest
(c)[3]
Determine the minimum vertical height required to meet the design requirement and hence state whether the current roof meets it.