Volume of a pyramid
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Volume of a pyramid
How do you find the volume of a pyramid. The formula equals 1/3 x base x height. There are two important points to remember when finding the volume of a pyramid.
First, the formula for finding the base will vary according to the shape of the base.
Here is a helpful link for a list of most base area formulas.
Second, the height is actually the altitude of the pyramid.
This video goes over all of the formulas you will need and works two sample problems involving finding the volume of a pyramid.
Video Guide
Use the formula 1/3base area times height in order to find the volume of a pyramid.
The video explains how you first find the base area and then the height of the pyramid and add these together and you have the volume Video Guide 00:09 What is a pyramid? 00:33 Difference between a pyramid and a prism 00;42 Volume of Pyramid formula 01:06 Looking at pyramids with different bases and the different base area formulas 02:31 Sample problem-Finding volume of a pyramid with a square base 03:08 Sample problem- Finding volume of a pyramid with a right triangle base
For more on volume of a pyramid see http://www.moomoomath.com/Volume-of-a-Pyramid.html
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