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#1 2018-04-08 02:32:36

Monox D. I-Fly
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[ASK] G to BH

In an ABCD.EFGH cube whose side length is 8, the distance between the point G and the line BH is ....
A. 4 cm
B.

cm
C.
cm
D.
cm
E.
cm

I got

cm. Do you guys get the same answer?


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#2 2018-04-08 06:36:04

Bob
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Re: [ASK] G to BH

hi Monox D. I-Fly

I assumed that E is 'above' A, F 'above' B and so on.  And then didn't get your answer.

So I tried E 'above' D, F 'above' C and so on.  And got a different answer to us both.

So it would seem that the exact diagram is important here.

Bob


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#3 2018-04-08 12:59:26

Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: [ASK] G to BH

Your first assumption was right. What answer did you get?


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#4 2018-04-08 19:25:19

Bob
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Re: [ASK] G to BH

With that arrangement of the letters, BH is a diagonal and AG another.  The diagonals cross at 90 degrees and bisect each other, so the distance required is half a diagonal.

Bob


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#5 2018-04-08 19:46:50

Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: [ASK] G to BH

I think I see it now, thanks.


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