118949
AssignmentMultiple Dropdowns

Volume of Pyramids

Question 118949 • PA-Geometry B-CR

The length of the base edge of a pyramid with a regular hexagon base is represented as x. The height of the pyramid is 3 times longer than the base edge.

Answer
The volume of the cube is cubic units.:

(b)(b)(b)

The height of each pyramid, h, is . Therefore,:

b/2

There are square pyramids with the same base and height that exactly fill the given cube.:

6

Therefore, the volume of one pyramid is or Bh.:

(1/6)(b)(b)(2h)

Previous
Next