The base of a triangular pyramid is a triangle with corners at (4 ,5 ), (6 ,1 ), and (7 ,3 ). If the pyramid has a height of 15 , what is the pyramid's volume?

1 Answer
Jan 10, 2018

Volume of a pyramid is 20 cubic.unit.

Explanation:

Volume of a pyramid is 1/3*base area *hight.

(x_1,y_1)=(4,5) ,(x_2,y_2)=(6,1),(x_3,y_3)=(7,3) , h=15

Area of Triangle is A_b = |1/2(x1(y2−y3)+x2(y3−y1)+x3(y1−y2))|

A_b = |1/2(4(1−3)+6(3−5)+7(5−1))| or

A_b = |1/2(-8-12+28)| =1/2 *8 =4 sq.unit.

Volume of a pyramid is 1/3*A_b*h = 1/3 *4*15 = 20 cubic.unit [Ans]