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Part 1: Introduction
Tommy Lasorda once said, The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a
man's determination. This quote means that anything can be achieved with some determination.
Mrs. Copeland has a deep love for shapes, and weird shaped buildings. She had assigned what was
thought to be an impossible task, but with the determination and effort that was put into it, the
impossible had been done. It was a building with 18 sides in a 33 by 33 foot plot. With the local laws
the building wasnt allowed to build too close to the edge of the plot so it had to be moved in 3 feet
on each side making the plot that contains the building is 27 by 27 feet. The walls of the building
must be 1 foot thick and there has to be 3 walls. A footing that uses concrete that is 3 feet wide and
3.5 feet deep must be poured to build the tower. Mrs. Copeland and her deep love for things, likes
fish and wants an aquarium underneath a 4 inch Plexiglas floor so she can watch the aquatic animals
and fish swim while working. The aquarium she asked for needed to be filled 75% with water. She
also wanted the building to have a door and two windows, as buildings tend to have. The building
has to be maximized in the plot size that was assigned and must be building in the middle of the plot.
Using just the plot size and the number of sides the side lengths of each of the 18 sided shapes after
each wall had been added, the area of the 18-gons, the surface area, and the volume of the entire
building were able to be determined.
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360
18
27
2
= 20
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13.5
Area of Triangle = 2 ( )
1
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360
18
Central Angle = 20
Angle of Half of Triangle = 10
Side of Polygon 2 = (tan(10) =
13.5(cos(10))1
)2
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the height of polygon 1. The central angle of the polygon is the same as polygon 1; as well as, the
half angle of the triangle. The side of the polygon was found using the equation of tan, which is
opposite over adjacent. The central angle for the half triangle is 10 and the adjacent side is about
12.29 feet, with that the opposite side can be found. The opposite side is about 2.17 feet, and when
you multiply by 2 you get the side of the polygon which is about 4.34 feet.
1
Area of Triangle = 2 ( )
1
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360
18
Central Angle = 20
Angle of Half of Triangle = 10
Side of Polygon 3 = (tan(10) =
13.5(cos(10))2
)2
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Figure 9 shows the process of the height of the triangle used to find the area and the side
length of polygon 3. To calculate the height of the triangle, just subtract 2 from the height of polygon
3 to get an approximate of 11.29 feet. The central and the half triangle angle are the same as
polygons 1 and 2 because the number of sides do not change. To find the side length of polygon 3,
the equation tan was used, which is adjacent over hypotenuse. The central angle for tan is 10 and the
adjacent side was approximately 11.29 feet, now the opposite side can be found. The opposite side is
about 1.99 feet and when it was multiplied by 2 it is about 3.89 feet, which is the side length of
polygon 3.
1
Area of Triangle = 2 ( )
1
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360
18
Central Angle = 20
Angle of Half of Triangle = 10
Side of Polygon 4 = (tan(10) =
13.5(cos(10))3
)2
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10.29 feet. The central angle and the half triangle angle are the same as polygons 1, 2 and 3. The
side length of the polygon was collected using the equation of tan, which is opposite over
hypotenuse. Which was found out to be around 1.82 feet, but when multiplied by 2 to get the
polygons side length it is about 3.63 feet.
1
Area of Triangle = 2 ( )
1
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( )
Cost of Footing = (
27
(786.15)
Cost of Footing = (
27
) 115
) 115
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1
32
) 1100
336.38
32
) 1100
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by 3 over 4, because the water is supposed to fill up 75% of the aquarium and 3 over 4 is 75%. The
volume came out to be about 883.01 ft3.
Part 4: One Lateral Face of the Outer Prism Base
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it was split in half. That number was then multiplied by 2 because it was only half of the side, which
came out to be about 0.53 feet.
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Figure 26 shows the lateral face with the window on it, and the measurements. This is the
same Figure 23 previously mentioned just without the door and the full polygon.
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Figure 30 shows the lateral face of the inner prism. The length of the shorter side is the side
length of polygon 3, and the height is the same as the outer lateral face, which is 2 multiplied by the
side length of polygon 2.
Volume of the Inner Prism 404.91(8.67)
Volume of the Inner Prism 3511.24 ft3
Figure 31. Volume of the Inner Prism
Figure 31 shows the formula used to determine the volume of the inner prism. The area of
polygon 3 was multiplied by the height of the lateral face, which was 8.67 feet, to get the area of
3511.24 ft3.
Part 6: Pyramid Top of the Outer Pyramid showing the Height of the Outer Pyramid and the Slant
Height of One Lateral Face of the Outer Pyramid.
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because of the base is polygon 2 so the apothem was already figured out, which is about 12.29 feet.
The height of the pyramid was found out because it has to be 3 times the side of the base, so 3
multiplied by 4.34 is about 13.01 feet. The slant height has to be found later.
Slant Height (12.292 + 13.012 )
Slant Height (151.17 + 169.20)
Slant Height (320.36)
Slant Height 17.90 ft.
Figure 33. Slant Height of Outer Pyramid
Figure 33 displays the formula to gather the slant height of the pyramid. To do this the
Pythagorean Theorem was used. The Pythagorean Theorem is a2+b2=c2. With c being the
hypotenuse the other two numbers where the apothem and the height of the pyramid. Once,
substituted the numbers where squared, added, and square rooted to get about 17.90 ft. for the slant
height.
13.01
tan() = (12.29)
13.01
tan1 (12.29)
46.61
Figure 34. Angle Measure Between the Prism Base and the Pyramid Face
Figure 34 displays the formula to find the angle measure. The formula used was a
trigonometry function called tangent. The tangent of Theta is equal to 13.01 over 12.29 because it is
opposite side of the angle measure over adjacent side to the angle measure. Theta was used because
the angle measure was unknown. So, the inverse tangent of 13.01 over 12.29 is equal to the angle
measure, which is about 46.61.
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tan() = (4.34/2)
17.90
tan1 (4.34/2)
83.09
Figure 36. Finding the Two Base Angles
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Figure 36 displays the tangent trigonometry function used the find the two base angles
measurements with the two sides found previously. The tangent function is opposite side over
adjacent side, so 17.90 feet over half of 4.34 feet. Half of 4.34 is used instead of 4.34 because we are
only dealing with half of the side to figure out the angle. The inverse tangent of 17.90 over half of
4.34 will get the measure of angle theta. The base angles are the same and are approximately 83.09.
4.34/2
tan() = ( 17.90 )
4.34/2
tan1 ( 17.90 )
13.81
Figure 37. Finding the Angle Measure at the Top of the Lateral Face
Figure 37 shows the tangent trigonometry function that was implemented to get the measure
of angle beta, which is at the top of the lateral face. The opposite side of the angle is the side that is
half of 4.34 feet, and the adjacent side of the angle is the slant height that is about 17.90 feet. So, the
inverse tangent of half of 4.34 over 17.90 is equal to approximately 13.81.
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Part 8: Pyramid Top of the Inner Pyramid Showing the Height of the Inner Pyramid
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Total Volume of the Tower = (Volume of Inner Prism) + (Volume of Inner Pyramid)
Total Volume of the Tower (3511.24) + (1612.82)
Total Volume of the Tower 5124.07 ft3
Figure 43. Total Volume of the Tower
Figure 43 displays the formula used to gather the total volume of the tower. The volume
of the towers volume is equal to the volume of the inner prism plus the inner pyramid, which is
about 5124.07 ft3.
Part 10: Conclusion
During the calculations of the tower a couple issues had occurred with the area
calculations in part 2. The height of the triangles got messed up causing the area to be off by a
couple hundred for polygons 2, 3, and 4. The height was fixed quickly and the correct area was
found.
The tower was designed and the calculations are correct and complete. The total surface
area was 1342.38 ft2, which will allowed for all of the interior decoration needed. The total
volume was 5124.07 ft3, which is an exceptionally great amount of space for anything that could
be needed. A scale model will be made with some ideas for decoration. All other buildings will
cower in fear of this magnificent tower and its radiant beauty.