6. In the triangular pyramid , the angles formed by the three lateral faces and the base are equal, the areas of the three lateral faces are , , and , and the area of the base is . Then, the surface area of the circumscribed sphere of the triangular pyramid is
Problem 764
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6. .
Let the angle between the side faces and the base be . By the projection theorem of area,
It is easy to see that the projection of on the base is exactly the incenter of , denoted as .
Since the areas of the three side faces are , , and , the ratio of the sides of is .
Noting that the area of is 6, we know that the inradius of is 1.
Thus, the height of the tetrahedron is .
Let the circumcenter of the tetrahedron be and the radius be . Since is a right triangle with side lengths , , and , the distance between the incenter and the circumcenter of is . Since the sphere center is outside the tetrahedron , constructing a right triangle easily gives
Therefore, the surface area of the circumscribed sphere .