if a regular octahedron has a surface area of 32 square inches, what is the surface area of each face?

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if a regular octahedron has a surface area of 32 square inches, what is the surface area of each face?

2006-11-12 09:20:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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I think you can do this. Did you know that octahedron means 8-sided figure? and the fact that it is regular means that all faces are the same size (area). So the answer would be 32 / 8 = ?

2006-11-12 09:22:24 · answer #1 · answered by rscanner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

2006-11-12 17:26:40 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A regular octahedron has 8 triangles on its eight faces. These are equilateral triangles. The total surface area of 32sq.in. divided by 8 is 4sq.in. This is the area of each triangle.

2006-11-12 17:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋