A square pyramid with a base edge of 40 and a volume of 8000. Can you find the height?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-24T11:03:02

#color(blue)(15 " units")#

Volume of a square based pyramid is given as:

#V=1/3"area of base"xx"height"#

Area of base:

#40*40=1600#

#:.#

#1/3(1600)*h=8000#

#1/3h=8000/1600=5#

#h=3*5=15#

The height is 15 units.