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Triangle with sides x = AB · CD, y = AC · BD and z = AD · BC
Source:
6/6/2011
Given a tetrahedron
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
. Let
x
=
A
B
⋅
C
D
,
y
=
A
C
⋅
B
D
x = AB \cdot CD, y = AC \cdot BD
x
=
A
B
⋅
C
D
,
y
=
A
C
⋅
B
D
and
z
=
A
D
⋅
B
C
z = AD\cdot BC
z
=
A
D
⋅
BC
. Prove that there exists a triangle with the side lengths
x
,
y
x, y
x
,
y
and
z
z
z
.
geometry
3D geometry
tetrahedron