MathXplosion

Can See the Tetrahedron for the Trees

Eric digs deep into an age-old mystery of how to place four trees so that they are exactly the same distance apart from each other. It's not magic... it's math! This episode illustrates the power of another problem solving strategy: make a model. We learn how objects can help us to visualize the problem situation, which in this case requires a 3D solution: the tetrahedron. This episode looks at geometry and the three-dimensional object called a tetrahedron.