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Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Image of tetrahedron with sides of length

An irregular tetrahedron has two opposite sides the same length ($a$ say) and the line joining their midpoints is perpendicular to these two edges and is of length $b$. What is the volume of the tetrahedron?



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