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Example Question #11 : Volume Of A Pyramid
Find the volume of a pyramid with a length of 2, width of 6, and a height of 9.
Write the formula for the volume of a pyramid.
Substitute the given length, width, and height.
Rewrite the inside the parentheses as a factor of .
Cancel the fraction with the three and multiply the terms to get the volume.
Example Question #12 : Volume Of A Pyramid
Find the volume of a pyramid if the dimensions of the length, width, and height are , respectively.
Write the volume formula for a pyramid.
Plug in the dimensions.
Cancel out the three on the numerator and denominator.
Multiply.
Example Question #13 : Volume Of A Pyramid
Find the volume of a pyramid with a length of 6cm, a width that is half the length, and a height that is two times the length.
The formula for volume of a pyramid is
where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height. We know the length is 6cm. The width is half the length, so the width is 3cm. The height is two times the length, so the height is 12cm. Using this information, we substitute. We get
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