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Formula for the volume of a square pyramid, V = 1/3lwh, for w

Formula for the volume of a square pyramid, V = 1/3lwh, for w-example-1
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The question wants us to make w the subject of the formula


\begin{gathered} V=(1)/(3)\text{lwh} \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ 3V=lwh \\ \text{divide both sides by lh} \\ w=(3V)/(lh) \end{gathered}

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