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Re: Tetra Math
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Originally Posted by Grommit
The angle can be calculated by looking at a cross section of the tetra, giving 2*arcsin(1/sqrt(3)), which is approximately 70 degrees.
I got a much simpler expression: cos^-1(1/3) whuch equals 70.528779365509308630754000660038



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