In tetrahedron , edge has length . The area of face is and the area of face is . These two faces meet each other at a angle. Find the volume of the tetahedron in .
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It is obvious that it is an irregular tetrahedron. The volume is given by the formula, V = 3 1 A b a s e h . I will consider △ A B C as the base of the tetrahedron.
Base from my figure and applying Pythagorean Theorem , we have
A A B D = 2 1 ( 3 ) ( m ) ⟹ 1 2 = 2 1 ( 3 ) ( m ) ⟹ m = 8 c m
Solving for h , we have
s i n 3 0 = m h ⟹ h = 4 c m
Solving for the volume, we have
V = 3 1 A b a s e h = 3 1 ( 1 5 ) ( 4 ) = 2 0 c m 3