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Question from youssef, a student: how to find the total surface area of the tetrahedron ? |
Hi Youssef,
If you start with this equilateral triangle
and make valley folds along the red lines you can form the tetrahedron below
Does this tell you how to find the surface area of the tetrahedron?
Penny
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