All ISEE Upper Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Tetrahedrons
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 100 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):
This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with legs 10 and as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 5, so
Set this equal to 100 to get :
Example Question #371 : Geometry
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 1,000 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
The tetrahedron is as follows:
This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
Since the height of the pyramid is also , the volume is
.
Set this equal to 1,000:
Example Question #61 : Solid Geometry
A triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, with volume 240 has four vertices with Cartesian coordinates
where .
Evaluate .
The tetrahedron is as follows (figure not to scale):
This is a triangular pyramid with a right triangle with two legs of measure as its base; the area of the base is
The height of the pyramid is 24, so the volume is
Set this equal to 240 to get :