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A tetrahedron is a triangular pyramid. It has four triangular faces and four vertices.
In the question, we are told that the length of the edges are all equal = 20m and the length from one corner to the center of the base = 11.5m
We sketch a diagram of a tetrahedron with the given measurement as shown below
To find the height, we will use the Pythagoras theorem
20² = h² + 11.5²
h² = 20² - 11.5²
h² = 267.75
h = √267.75
h = 16.36 (rounded to two decimal places)
In the question, we are told that the length of the edges are all equal = 20m and the length from one corner to the center of the base = 11.5m
We sketch a diagram of a tetrahedron with the given measurement as shown below
To find the height, we will use the Pythagoras theorem
20² = h² + 11.5²
h² = 20² - 11.5²
h² = 267.75
h = √267.75
h = 16.36 (rounded to two decimal places)
First, lets note that 
. This leads us with the following problem:
Lets add sin on both sides, and we get:
Now if we divide with sin on both sides we get:
Now we can remember how cot is defined, it is (cos/sin). So we have:
Now take the inverse of cot and we get:
In general we have
, the reason we have to add pi times n, is because it is a function that has multiple answers, see the picture:
Lets add sin on both sides, and we get:
Now if we divide with sin on both sides we get:
Now we can remember how cot is defined, it is (cos/sin). So we have:
Now take the inverse of cot and we get:
In general we have