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12 ft-What is the volume of atriangular pyramid that is12 ft tall and has a basearea of 5 square ft?cubic feet

12 ft-What is the volume of atriangular pyramid that is12 ft tall and has a basearea-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

We are given a triangular pyramid with the following dimensions;


\begin{gathered} Base\text{ }area=5ft^2 \\ Height=12ft \end{gathered}

Required;

We are required to calculate the volume of this pyramid from the dimensions given.

Step-by-step solution;

The volume of a triangular pyramid is given by the formula;


Volume=(1)/(3)Bh

Where the variables are;


\begin{gathered} B=base\text{ }area \\ h=height \end{gathered}

The volume now will be calculated as follows;


\begin{gathered} Volume=(1)/(3)*5*12 \\ \\ Volume=20 \end{gathered}

Therefore,

ANSWER:


V=20ft^3

Volume = 20 cubic feet

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