Question

Alexis wants to make a paperweight at pottery class. He designs a pyramid-like mode l with a base area of 100 square centimeters and a height of 6 centimeters. He wants the paperweight to weigh at least 300 grams. What is the lowest possible density of the material Alexis uses to make the paperweight.

Answer 1

`(3)/(2)` g/cm²

Explanation:

First, we need to find the volume of the prism. The volume of a square pyramid is V = Bh/3

B = 100 cm²

h = 6 cm

V = 100 cm² * 6 cm /3

V = 600 cm³ /3

V = 200 cm³

Next, we need to solve for the density based on the desired volume and mass.

m = mass = 300 g

V = volume

density = m/V

density = 300 g / 200 cm³

density = 3/2 g/cm³

The lowest possible density of the material to make the paperweight would be
`(3)/(2)` g/cm²