Write down the length of AO.   Find the size of the angle that the sloping edge AE makes with the base of the pyramid (this angle is the angle drawn at point A shown on the diagram).   Hence, or otherwise, find the area of the triangle CAE.

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  1. Write down the length of AO.

 

  1. Find the size of the angle that the sloping edge AE makes with the base of the pyramid (this angle is the angle drawn at point A shown on the diagram).

 

  1. Hence, or otherwise, find the area of the triangle CAE.
In the following diagram, ABCD is the square base of a right pyramid with vertex E. The
center of the base is O. The diagonal of the base, AC, is 6 cm long. The sloping edges are 9
cm long.
E
9 cm
A
Transcribed Image Text:In the following diagram, ABCD is the square base of a right pyramid with vertex E. The center of the base is O. The diagonal of the base, AC, is 6 cm long. The sloping edges are 9 cm long. E 9 cm A
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