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Triangles and tetrahedra, quadrilaterals and cubes: A classroom investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Tony Gardiner
Tony Gardiner*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Birmingham B15 2TT
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One way to make a tetrahedron is to use four equilateral triangles. Let’s see why this works. When we fit two equilateral triangles of the same size together along an edge, the edges match up.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 74 , Issue 470 , December 1990 , pp. 357 - 361
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1990 

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