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What is the volume of the rectangular pyramid shown belown?

What is the volume of the rectangular pyramid shown belown?-example-1

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Answer:

168 cubic inches

Explanation:

The formula for the volume of a pyramid is ...

V = (1/3)Bh

where B is the area of the base, and h is the height.

The base is a rectangle, whose are is given by the formula ...

A = LW

A = (8 in)(7 in) = 56 in²

Then the pyramid volume is ...

V = (1/3)(56 in²)(9 in) = 168 in³

The volume of the pyramid is 168 cubic inches.

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