What is the volume of a square pyramid, whose height and sides of base are 6cm.?

2 Answers
Feb 2, 2018

108cm^3

Explanation:

Volume of a pyramid is always

1/3xx"Height of Pyramid"xx"Area of Base"

As area of base is 6xx6=36cm^2

Volume of pyramid is 1/3xx9xx36=1/cancel3xxcancel9^3xx36=108 cm^3

Feb 3, 2018

See a step process below;

Explanation:

Using;

v = a^2h/3 -> "Volume of a square pyramid"

Where;

v = "volume"

a = "base edge"

h = "height"

Given;

a = 6cm

h = 9cm

Substituting the values..

v = a^2h/3

v = 6^2 9/3

v = 36 xx 3

v = 108cm^3