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Find the volume of the square pyramid if the area of the base is 48cm squared and the height is 8cm. Please help
 Oct 20, 2013

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If it was a rectangular prism the volume would be
V=l*b*h
V= 48*8 = 384 cm 3

But this is a pyramid not a prism.
The volume of a pyramid is 1/3 the volume of the corresponding prism
so

V = 1/3 * 384 cm 3

V = 128 cm 3
 Oct 20, 2013

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