In the rectangular parallelepiped ABCDA1B1C1D1, the lengths of the edges are known: AB = 4, AD = 6
In the rectangular parallelepiped ABCDA1B1C1D1, the lengths of the edges are known: AB = 4, AD = 6, AA1 = 12. Find the distance from vertex A to the center of face BCC1B1.
Since the parallelepiped is straight, its bases and side faces are rectangles.
Then in a right-angled triangle BC1C, by the Pythagorean theorem, we determine the length of the hypotenuse BC1.
BC1 ^ 2 = BC ^ 2 + CC1 ^ 2 = 36 + 144 = 180.
BC1 = 6 * √5 cm.
The diagonals of the rectangle are divided in half at the point of intersection, then VO = BC1 / 2 = 6 * √5 / 2 = 3 * √5 cm.
The ABO triangle is rectangular, since the side faces of АА1В1В and ВВ1С1С are perpendicular. Then, by the Pythagorean theorem, AO ^ 2 = BO ^ 2 + AB ^ 2 = 45 + 15 = 60.
AO = √60 = 2 * √15 cm.
Answer: From point A to the center of the face BCC1B1 2 * √15 cm.