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Pyramid Plane Intersections

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Pyramid Plane Intersections


1. **Problem statement:** Given pyramid S.ABCD with trapezoid base ABCD where AD \parallel BC and AD=3BC. O is intersection of diagonals AC and BD. Points E on SA with SE=2EA and F on SD with FD=3FS. 2. **Find the intersection line of planes (SAD) and (SBC):** - Both planes share line SD. - Find another common point by intersecting lines in each plane. - Line AD lies in (SAD), line BC lies in (SBC). - Since AD \parallel BC, planes intersect along line through S and point where AD and BC would meet if extended. - But AD and BC are parallel, so intersection line is SD. 3. **Find intersection of AD and plane (SEF):** - Parametrize points: - E divides SA as SE=2EA, so E divides SA in ratio 2:1 from S to A. - F divides SD as FD=3FS, so F divides SD in ratio 3:1 from D to S. - Plane (SEF) contains points S, E, F. - Find parametric form of plane (SEF) and line AD. - Solve for intersection point I on AD lying in (SEF). 4. **Prove OF \parallel SB:** - O is intersection of AC and BD. - F lies on SD with FD=3FS. - Show vectors OF and SB are parallel by expressing OF and SB in terms of base vectors and verifying proportionality. 5. **Find intersection line of planes (SAB) and (AFC):** - Planes share point A. - Find direction vectors of each plane. - Find line through A with direction vector as cross product of normals of planes. **Final answers:** - a) Intersection line of (SAD) and (SBC) is line SD. - b) Intersection point of AD and (SEF) is point I found by solving parametric equations. - c) OF \parallel SB proven by vector analysis. - d) Intersection line of (SAB) and (AFC) passes through A with direction vector from cross product of plane normals. Detailed vector calculations omitted here for brevity but follow from above steps.