Prove that the volume of the tetrahedron ABCD is 1/6 AB * CD * EFsinx where EF is the shortest distance between AB and CD, and x is the angle between these two lines

Alberto Calhoun

Alberto Calhoun

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2022-11-15

Prove that the volume of the tetrahedron A B C D is 1 6 A B C D E F sin x where E F is the shortest distance between A B and C D , and x is the angle between these two lines. I have attempted the proof using vector methods, but have not got very far. Any help would be appreciated.

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oraloorjz0

oraloorjz0

Beginner2022-11-16Added 7 answers

Let A D B C A D B C be a parallelepiped.
Thus,
V A B C D = 1 3 V A D B C A D B C = 1 3 S A D B C ρ ( ( A D B C ) , ( A D B C ) ) =
= 1 3 1 2 A B D C sin x ρ ( A B , D C ) = 1 6 A B C D E F sin x .

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