How to find the length of an edge of a tetrahedron - ISEE Upper Level Quantitative Reasoning
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
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The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 5, so

Set this equal to 100 to get
:


The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 5, so
Set this equal to 100 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
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The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is

Set this equal to 240 to get
:



The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is
Set this equal to 240 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

Since the height of the pyramid is also
, the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:


![n = \sqrt[3]{6,000} = \sqrt[3]{1,000} \cdot \sqrt[3]{6} = 10 \sqrt[3]{6}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/252394/gif.latex)
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
Since the height of the pyramid is also , the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 5, so

Set this equal to 100 to get
:


The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 5, so
Set this equal to 100 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is

Set this equal to 240 to get
:



The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is
Set this equal to 240 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

Since the height of the pyramid is also
, the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:


![n = \sqrt[3]{6,000} = \sqrt[3]{1,000} \cdot \sqrt[3]{6} = 10 \sqrt[3]{6}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/252394/gif.latex)
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
Since the height of the pyramid is also , the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 5, so

Set this equal to 100 to get
:


The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 5, so
Set this equal to 100 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is

Set this equal to 240 to get
:



The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is
Set this equal to 240 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

Since the height of the pyramid is also
, the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:


![n = \sqrt[3]{6,000} = \sqrt[3]{1,000} \cdot \sqrt[3]{6} = 10 \sqrt[3]{6}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/252394/gif.latex)
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
Since the height of the pyramid is also , the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 5, so

Set this equal to 100 to get
:


The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 5, so
Set this equal to 100 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is

Set this equal to 240 to get
:



The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is
Set this equal to 240 to get :
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A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates

where
.
Evaluate
.
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
Tap to reveal answer
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure
as its base; the area of the base is

Since the height of the pyramid is also
, the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:


![n = \sqrt[3]{6,000} = \sqrt[3]{1,000} \cdot \sqrt[3]{6} = 10 \sqrt[3]{6}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/252394/gif.latex)
The tetrahedron is as follows:

This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
Since the height of the pyramid is also , the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:
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