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Example Question #1 : Volume Of A Pyramid
A pyramid has height 4 feet. Its base is a square with sidelength 3 feet. Give its volume in cubic inches.
Convert each measurement from inches to feet by multiplying it by 12:
Height: 4 feet =
inchesSidelength of the base: 3 feet =
inchesThe volume of a pyramid is
Since the base is a square, we can replace
:
Substitute
The pyramid has volume 20,736 cubic inches.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid
A
foot tall pyramid has a square base measuring feet on each side. What is the volume of the pyramid?
In order to find the area of a triangle, we use the formula
. In this case, since the base is a square, we can replace with , so our formula for volume is .Since the length of each side of the base is
feet, we can substitute it in for .
We also know that the height is
feet, so we can substitute that in for .
This gives us an answer of
.It is important to remember that volume is expressed in units cubed.
Example Question #1 : Solid Geometry
The height of a right pyramid is
feet. Its base is a square with sidelength feet. Give its volume in cubic inches.
Convert each of the measurements from feet to inches by multiplying by
.Height:
inchesSidelength of base:
inchesThe base of the pyramid has area
square inches.
Substitute
into the volume formula:
cubic inches
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid
The height of a right pyramid is inches. Its base is a square with sidelength
inches. Give its volume in cubic feet.
Convert each of the measurements from inches to feet by dividing by .
Height:
feetSidelength:
feetThe base of the pyramid has area
square feet.
Substitute
into the volume formula:
cubic feet
Example Question #2 : Solid Geometry
The height of a right pyramid and the sidelength of its square base are equal. The perimeter of the base is 3 feet. Give its volume in cubic inches.
The perimeter of the square base,
feet, is equivalent to inches; divide by to get the sidelength of the base - and the height: inches.The area of the base is therefore
square inches.In the formula for the volume of a pyramid, substitute
:cubic inches.
Example Question #3 : Solid Geometry
What is the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements?
The volume of a pyramid can be determined using the following equation:
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid
A right regular pyramid with volume
has its vertices at the points
where
.Evaluate
.
The pyramid has a square base that is
units by units, and its height is units, as can be seen from this diagram,The square base has area
; the pyramid has volumeSince the volume is 1,000, we can set this equal to 1,000 and solve for
:
Example Question #3 : Pyramids
Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:
- length = 4in
- width = 3in
- height = 5in
To find the volume of a pyramid, we will use the following formula:
where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the pyramid.
Now, we know the base of the pyramid has a length of 4in. We also know the base of the pyramid has a width of 3in. We also know the pyramid has a height of 5in.
Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid
Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:
- length = 4cm
- width = 9cm
- height = 8cm
To find the volume of a pyramid, we will use the following formula:
where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the pyramid.
Now, we know the following measurements:
- length = 4cm
- width = 9cm
- height = 8cm
Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get
Example Question #2 : Pyramids
Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:
- length: 7in
- width: 6in
- height: 8in
To find the volume of a pyramid, we will use the following formula:
where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the pyramid.
Now, we know the following measurements:
- length: 7in
- width: 6in
- height: 8in
So, we get
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