A Pyramid Inscribed in a Cylinder

Problem

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As shown in the figure, ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in the base circle of a cylinder, ACAC is a diameter of that base circle, PCPC is a generatrix of the cylinder (so PP lies on the top rim, directly above CC), and EE is the point of intersection of ACAC and BDBD. Moreover AB=ADAB = AD and BAD=60\angle BAD = 60^{\circ}.

1. Let V1V_1 be the volume of the cylinder and V2V_2 the volume of the pyramid P-ABCDP\text{-}ABCD. Find V1V2\dfrac{V_1}{V_2}. 2. Suppose the point FF lies on the segment APAP with PA=4PFPA = 4PF, and PC=4CEPC = 4CE. Find the cosine of the dihedral angle F-CD-PF\text{-}CD\text{-}P.

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Difficulty7/10
Topicssolid geometry, Triangle Geometry, Symmetry

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