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Find the volume of a regular tetrahedron whose altitude measures 10 cm.
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Find the volume of a regular tetrahedron whose altitude measures 10 cm.

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The answer is 118 cm³

The volume of tetrahedron (V), where a is its altitude, can be expressed as:

V= ( a^(3))/(6 √(2) ) =

V = (10 ^(3) )/(6 √(2) ) = (1000)/(6*1.41) = (1000)/(8.46) = 118.2 cm^(3) ≈ 118 cm³
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