MATH STINGER #96
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler
Associate Professor of Mathematics      

The puzzle for this issue is geometric in nature.  A tetrahedron is a solid having four identical equilateral triangles as sides.  The appearance is roughly that of a three sided pyramid.  Suppose that a tetrahedron has surface area exactly 1.  Find its exact height (from the center of the base perpendicularly to the top).      

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