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How To Decompose a Parallelepiped into Six Tetrahedrons
by John Hebron, SFU, February 2000
This is a geometrical demonstration of where the factor of 1/6 comes from in the
solution of Math 232 Homework Assignment #06, Section 4.1 #44. For the rest of the
volume calculation see the posted Maple component
of the solutions to Assignment #06.
You may drag any of the labeled points C, D, E, F, or "Drag".
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Revised 28 February 2000 by
John Hebron.