设底面为菱形且高为\sqrt{3}的直四棱柱A B C D - A_{1}B_{1}C_{1}D_{...

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设底面为菱形且高为\sqrt{3}的直四棱柱A B C D - A_{1}B_{1}C_{1}D_{1}中，已知底面边长为正整数a且为定值， \angle B A D = \frac{\pi}{3} ，若矩形C D D_{1}C_{1}内的点E满足A E = \sqrt{7}的轨迹长度为\frac{2 \pi}{3}设点F为三棱柱A B D - A_{1}B_{1}D_{1}的外接球上一点，则四棱锥F - B C C_{1}B_{1}体积的最大值为__

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Parsing geometry problem

Okay, so we’ve got a geometry problem involving a quadrangular prism with rhombus-shaped base and height of $\sqrt{3}$ , where the base side length $a$ is a fixed integer. Angle $B A D = \pi/3$ . Then, a rectangle $C D D_{1}C_{1}$ contains a point $E$ that moves along a path satisfying $A E = \sqrt{7}$ . There's more, like a point $F$ on the circumsphere of another triangular prism, and something about the volume of a pyramid. Seems complicated, huh? I’ll keep processing it.

Interpreting geometry problem

The text says the arc length or "轨迹长度" of point E is $2\pi/3$ . I think this means E moves along a circular arc, where the central angle is $2\pi/3$ .

Now let’s look at the whole structure. We have a quadrangular prism with base as a rhombus and height $\sqrt{3}$ . Vertices $A, B, C, D$ form the rhombus which implies all sides are the same length, and angle $\angle BAD = 60^\circ$ . The rectangle $C D D_1 C_1$ is part of the setup, but I need to clarify its positioning.

Clarifying geometry setup

In a rhombus, adjacent angles sum to 180°, so with an angle of 60° at A, the opposite angle is 60°, and the other two angles are 120°. Now, considering the rectangle $C D D_1 C_1$ , it forms a lateral face with edges CD and height $\sqrt{3}$ . Point E lies in this rectangle, satisfying $A E = \sqrt{7}$ , and describes an arc length of $2\pi/3$ . This likely means E's locus on a circle has this arc, helping define the geometry of the intersection. I’ll keep reworking it.

Refining approach

It looks like we’re determining the arc of a circle that lies within the rectangle $C D D_1 C_1$ , given that the distance $A E = \sqrt{7}$ . The set of points satisfying this condition forms a circular arc of length $2\pi/3$ . The relationship between the base side length $a$ , the radius of the sphere, and the arc length restrictions will help determine possible values for $a$ . It seems that $a$ can only be 1, 2, or 3 based on these conditions, and this impacts the maximization of the volume we are after. Let’s continue!

Evaluating possible values for a

For a = 1, the circle has a radius of 2.5, but the intersection with the rectangle seems implausible due to the angle constraints, possibly not forming the required arc length. For a = 2, the radius is 2, and the conditions for the arc length inside the rectangle become much more reasonable. It seems more likely that a = 2 fits the condition, as a = 3 fails due to the arc length exceeding the full circle's circumference. Therefore, a = 2 is probably the correct choice.

Maximizing pyramid volume

We’ve deduced that for $a = 2$ , the arc length condition is satisfied. Now, moving on to the second part: finding the volume of the pyramid formed by points $F$ , $B$ , $C$ , $C1$ , and $B1$ . This requires determining the circumsphere of the triangular prism formed by points $A$ , $B$ , $D$ , and their top vertices. The goal is to maximize the perpendicular distance from point $F$ , located on the circumsphere, to the plane containing the base of the pyramid, which will determine the volume.

Maximizing pyramid volume - final check

We’ve now calculated the circumsphere’s radius and center for the triangular prism. The maximum distance from the sphere to the base plane is $\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$ , which gives the maximum height of the pyramid’s apex. With the base area of the pyramid already computed as $2\sqrt{3}$ , the volume comes out to be 3 cubic units. So, the maximum volume of the pyramid is 3. Hence, the answer is 3.

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Antwort

我们来分步分析此题。

1. 确定直四棱柱的底面参数

题中给出底面为菱形，边长为正整数 $a$ 且为定值，且 $\angle BAD=\pi/3$ ；又知高为 $\sqrt3$ 。为了便于计算，我们取 $a=2$ （后续“矩形 $CD D_1 C_1$ 内点 $E$ 的轨迹长度”为 $2\pi/3$ 正好确定 $a=2$ ）。

设：

$A=(0,0,0)$ ；
令 $AB$ 沿 $x$ 轴，则 $B=(2,0,0)$ ；
由 $\angle BAD=\pi/3$ 得 $D=(2\cos60^\circ,\,2\sin60^\circ,\,0)=(1,\sqrt3,0)$ ；
菱形的另一顶点 $C=B+D-A=(3,\sqrt3,0)$ ；

顶面各点只在 $z$ 坐标上加 $\sqrt3$ ：

$A_1=(0,0,\sqrt3)$ ， $B_1=(2,0,\sqrt3)$ ， $C_1=(3,\sqrt3,\sqrt3)$ ， $D_1=(1,\sqrt3,\sqrt3)$ ；

2. 利用“轨迹长度”确定 $a$

考虑矩形 $CDD_1C_1$ ：

底边 $CD$ 的两个端点为 $C=(3,\sqrt3,0)$ 与 $D=(1,\sqrt3,0)$ ；
顶边 $C_1D_1$ 分别为 $C_1=(3,\sqrt3,\sqrt3)$ 与 $D_1=(1,\sqrt3,\sqrt3)$ ；

在该矩形内，点 $E$ 满足 $AE=\sqrt7$ ，即 $E$ 在以 $A=(0,0,0)$ 为圆心、半径为 $\sqrt7$ 的球面上；但由于 $E$ 受限于平面 $y=\sqrt3$ （因为 $CDD_1C_1$ 的所有点 $y$ 坐标均为 $\sqrt3$ ），故交线为一个圆，其半径为

R=\sqrt{(\sqrt7)^2-\left(\text{A到平面 } y=\sqrt3 \text{ 的距离}\right)^2}=\sqrt{7-\left(\frac{2\sqrt3}{2}\right)^2}=\sqrt{7-\frac{3\cdot2^2}{4}}.

当 $a=2$ 时，上式得 $R=\sqrt{7-3}=\sqrt4=2$ 。于是圆的全长为 $2\pi R=4\pi$ ；而题中所给“轨迹长度”为 $2\pi/3$ 。实际上，经计算可知当 $a=2$ 时，圆与矩形 $CDD_1C_1$ 的交弧正好为以圆心角 $\frac{2\pi/3}{2}= \frac{\pi}{3}$ 对应的弧，其弧长为 $2\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}= \frac{2\pi}{3}$ 。（验证细节略）这唯一确定了 $a=2$ 。

3. 求三棱柱外接球

取三棱柱 $ABD-A_1B_1D_1$ 的底面三角形 $ABD$ ：

$A=(0,0,0),\,B=(2,0,0),\,D=(1,\sqrt3,0)$ ；

三角形 $ABD$ 的外心可由垂直平分线求得，经计算得

O_{\text{底}}=\left(1,\frac{1}{\sqrt3},0\right),

且其外接圆半径为

R_{\triangle}=\frac{2}{\sqrt3}\,.

由于直棱柱为“直”的，三棱柱的外接球中心为底面外心与顶面对应外心的连线中点，即

O=\left(1,\frac{1}{\sqrt3},\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\right)

，球半径为

R_{\text{球}}=\sqrt{R_{\triangle}^2+\left(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\right)^2}=\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}+\frac{3}{4}}=\sqrt{\frac{16+9}{12}}=\frac{5\sqrt3}{6}\,.

4. 求四棱锥 $F-BC\,C_1B_1$ 体积最大值

四棱锥底面为 $B,\,C,\,C_1,\,B_1$ ：

$B=(2,0,0),\,C=(3,\sqrt3,0),\,B_1=(2,0,\sqrt3),\,C_1=(3,\sqrt3,\sqrt3)$ ；

可以验证，此四边形为矩形，其边长：

$BC$ 长： $\sqrt{(3-2)^2+(\sqrt3-0)^2}=\sqrt{1+3}=2$ ；
$BB_1$ 长： $\sqrt3$ ；

故面积 $S=2\sqrt3$ 。

我们要求四棱锥的体积最大值。体积公式为

V=\frac{1}{3}S\cdot h\,,

其中 $h$ 为顶点 $F$ 到底面所在平面的垂直距离。

题中 $F$ 为三棱柱外接球上的一点，我们可在该球上选取使 $F$ 到平面 $P$ （由 $B,\,C,\,B_1,\,C_1$ 所在的平面）的距离最大。

求平面 $P$ 的方程

取 $B=(2,0,0),\,C=(3,\sqrt3,0),\,B_1=(2,0,\sqrt3)$ 三点，

向量 $\overrightarrow{BC}=(1,\sqrt3,0)$ ；
向量 $\overrightarrow{BB_1}=(0,0,\sqrt3)$ ；

两向量的叉积得法向量：

\mathbf{n}=(1,\sqrt3,0)\times(0,0,\sqrt3)=(3,-\sqrt3,0)\,.

故平面 $P$ 可写为

3(x-2)-\sqrt3(y-0)=0\quad\Longrightarrow\quad 3x-\sqrt3y-6=0\,.

（ $z$ 坐标任取，即平面垂直于 $xy$ 平面方向无关。）

计算球心 $O$ 到平面 $P$ 的距离

利用公式

d=\frac{|3\cdot1-\sqrt3\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt3}-6|}{\sqrt{3^2+(\sqrt3)^2}}=\frac{|3-1-6|}{\sqrt{9+3}}=\frac{4}{2\sqrt3}=\frac{2}{\sqrt3}\,.

在已知球半径 $R_{\text{球}}=\frac{5\sqrt3}{6}$ 下，球上点 $F$ 到平面 $P$ 的最大距离为

h_{\max}=d+R_{\text{球}}=\frac{2}{\sqrt3}+\frac{5\sqrt3}{6}=\frac{4\sqrt3}{6}+\frac{5\sqrt3}{6}=\frac{9\sqrt3}{6}=\frac{3\sqrt3}{2}\,.

故最大体积

V_{\max}=\frac{1}{3}\cdot(2\sqrt3)\cdot\frac{3\sqrt3}{2}=\frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{2\sqrt3\cdot3\sqrt3}{2}=\frac{1}{3}\cdot(3\cdot3)=3\,.

结论

四棱锥 $F-BC\,C_1B_1$ 的体积最大值为 3.