Copyright © University of Cambridge. All rights reserved.

'Four Points on a Cube' printed from https://nrich.maths.org/

Show menu

Why do this problem?
It gives experience of using 3D coordinates, visualisation, and using the distance formula in 3D, and formulae for the area of a triangle.

Possible approach
A good diagram isessential. You might discuss and draw and label the diagram as a class effort and then the students could complete the calculatons independently.

Key questions
What are the coordinates of the vertices of the tetrahedron?