Height over Inradius

Problem

In a regular triangular pyramid, the cosine of the dihedral angle between a lateral face and the base is 16\dfrac 16. Find the ratio of the height hh of the pyramid to the radius rr of its inscribed sphere.

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Solution

Difficulty6/10
Topicssolid geometry, Triangle Geometry, Symmetry

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