A pyramid composed of four equilateral triangles, called a tetrahedron, has a one-side length of 5 meters. What is its surface a

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san4es73 [151]

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A pyramid composed of four equilateral triangles, called a tetrahedron, has a one-side length of 5 meters. What is its surface a

rea? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
____ square meters.

A) 125.0
B) 43.3
C) 68.3

Mathematics

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natulia [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-04T01:22:27+03:00

natulia [17]3 years ago

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The surface area of a regular tetrahedron is computed as the product of √3 and the square of the length of one side. The length given is 5 meters, by evaluating, we will have A = √3 (a²) = √3 (25) = 43.30. The answer is B.