Ordering Three Dihedral Angles in a Regular Tetrahedron

★ 8/10solid geometryLinear Algebra

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As shown in the figure, in a regular tetrahedron ABCDABCD, points PP, QQ, RR lie on edges ABAB, ADAD, ACAC, respectively, with AQ=QDAQ=QD and APPB=CRRA=12\dfrac{AP}{PB}=\dfrac{CR}{RA}=\dfrac 12. Let α\alpha, β\beta, γ\gamma denote the plane angles of the dihedral angles A-PQ-RA\text{-}PQ\text{-}R, A-PR-QA\text{-}PR\text{-}Q, A-QR-PA\text{-}QR\text{-}P, respectively. Determine, with proof, which of the following claims is true:

1. β>γ>α\beta>\gamma>\alpha 2. γ>β>α\gamma>\beta>\alpha 3. α>γ>β\alpha>\gamma>\beta 4. α>β>γ\alpha>\beta>\gamma

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Difficulty8/10
Topicssolid geometry, Linear Algebra

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