Skew-Line Angle Between Two Perpendicular Squares

6/10Extremasolid geometryvectors

Problem

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As shown in the figure, the quadrilaterals ABCDABCD and ADPQADPQ are both squares, and the planes containing them are perpendicular to each other. A point MM moves along the segment PQPQ, and EE, FF are the midpoints of ABAB and BCBC respectively. Let α\alpha be the angle between the skew lines EMEM and AFAF. Find the maximum value of cosα\cos \alpha.

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Solution

Difficulty6/10
TopicsExtrema, solid geometry, vectors

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