The figure below shows the net of a regular rectangular based pyramid. The rectangle measures 18 cm by 15 cm. N and K are mid-points...

      

The figure below shows the net of a regular rectangular based pyramid. The rectangle measures 18 cm by 15 cm. N and K are mid-points of AD and BC respectively. AB=18 cm and BC= 15 cm while VK=16 cm. V is the vertex and O is the centre of the rectangle ABCD.

a).Sketch the pyramid and label all the vertices
b) From the diagram in (a) above, calculate to 2 decimal places.
i) Length CV
ii) Length VO
iii) The angle between the plane VCB and the base ABCD.
iv) The angle between the plane BVC and AVD

  

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