Question

A gemstone is cut in the shape of a triangular pyramid.The area of the base of the pyramid is 42 square millimeters.the height of the pyramid is 4 millimeters.what is the volume of the gemstone.

Answer 1

The volume of this pyramid is 56 millimeters³

Explanation:

The volume for a triangular pyramid is given by the following formula:

volume = (1/3)*(base area)*h

In order to solve this problem we must take the given data for the pyramid and apply it to the formula above. We have:

volume = (1/3)*42*4

volume = 14*4

volume = 56 millimeters³

The volume of this pyramid is 56 millimeters³