Question
Corey is trying to find the surface area of a tetrahedron. They sketch a net of the tetrahedron on their paper. The net shows four congruent, equilateral triangles, each with a base of 5 inches and a height of approximately 4.33 inches. What should Corey do next? Help Corey to find the surface area of the tetrahedron.
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Answers
GPT 3.5
Next, Corey should calculate the area of one of the equilateral triangles by using the formula A = 1/2 * base * height. Once Corey finds the area of one triangle, they should multiply it by 4 to find the total surface area of the tetrahedron. Remember, a tetrahedron has 4 faces, each made up of an equilateral triangle. So, by finding the area of one triangle and multiplying it by 4, Corey can determine the total surface area of the tetrahedron.
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GPT 3.5
Next, Corey should calculate the area of one triangle using the formula: area = 1/2 * base * height. After that, they should multiply the area of one triangle by 4 to find the total surface area of the tetrahedron. Since a tetrahedron has 4 faces made of triangles, you just need to find the area of one triangle and then multiply it by 4 to get the total surface area.