Question

The diagram shows a 3 cm x 5 cm x 4 cm cuboid

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The length of segment AC is approximately 5.83 centimeters.

b) The angle ACD is approximately 34.5º.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Since $AB \perp BC$, the length of segment $AC$ is determined by Pythagorean Theorem, that is:

$AC = \sqrt{(5\,cm)^{2}+(3\,cm)^{2}}$

$AC \approx 5.831\,cm$

The length of segment AC is approximately 5.831 centimeters.

b) Since $AB \perp BC \perp AD$, the length of segment $AD$ is determined by this Pythagorean identity:

$AD = \sqrt{(3\,cm)^{2}+(5\,cm)^{2}+(4\,cm)^{2}}$

$AD \approx 7.071\,cm$

The angle ACD is determined by the following trigonometric expression:

$\cos C = \frac{AC}{CD}$

$\cos C = \frac{5.831\,cm}{7.071\,cm}$

$\cos C = 0.825$

$C = \cos^{-1} 0.825$

$C \approx 34.448^{\circ}$

The angle ACD is approximately 34.448º.