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I WILL GIVE 20 POINTS TO THOSE WHO ANSWER THIS QUESTION RIGHT NOOOO SCAMS AND EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS THE ANSWER. What is the volume of the square pyramid?

V=____mm^3
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed)

I WILL GIVE 20 POINTS TO THOSE WHO ANSWER THIS QUESTION RIGHT NOOOO SCAMS AND EXPLAIN-example-1

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Ans: 3112mm^3

V = 1/3 base area x height

Base area is 23 x 23 = 529

(it's a square)

Find the diagonal of the base first & half it, giving you the mid-point of the square from bottom to the top of the shape or the vertex.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

23^2 + 23^2 = c^2

Square root

C = root 23^2 + 23^2

Then, divide by 2 to get half of the length

root 23^2 + 23^2 / 2 = 23root2/2

Or

16.27 to 2d.p

Create a right-angle triangle & use Pythagoras Theorem again:

Dimensions of 16.27 (base) & 24mm (hypotenuse) given above. So, missing side/length is the height.

Rearrange equation: (a^2 + b^2 = c^2)

C^2 - b^2 = a^2

(doesn't matter where a & b is, it'll also give u the same answer)

24^2 - 16.27^2 = a^2

Square root

a = root 24^2 - 16.27^2

a = 17.65 to 2d.p

H=17.65 to 2d.p

V = 1/3 base area x height

= 1/3 x 529 x 17.65

= 3112.283333

= 3112.28 to 2d.p

(but, v=3112.170938mm^3 when I use exact value of the height)

Volume = 3112.17mm^3 to 2d.p

Or 3112mm^3 to 4 s.f. (as our integer)

(used exact value of numbers - in my calculation)

Hope this helps!

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