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geometry senior

Problem

Tetrahedron has , , , , , and . What is the volume of the tetrahedron?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Drop altitudes of triangle and triangle down from and , respectively. Both will hit the same point; let this point be . Because both triangle and triangle are 3-4-5 triangles, . Because , it follows that the is a right triangle, meaning that , and it follows that planes and are perpendicular to each other. Now, we can treat as the base of the tetrahedron and as the height. Thus, the desired volume is which is answer
Final answer
C