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Find the height of a square pyramid that has a volume of 8 cubic feet and a base length of 2 feet. (1 point) 6 feet 16 feet 12 feet 4 feet

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Answer:

6 feet

Explanation:

A square pyramid can be called a pentahedron because it has five faces: four triangular faces and one square face.

Given base length a = 2 feet

Given volume = 8 cubic feet

But volume of a square pyramid with base a units and height h units is

Volume v = 1/3a2h

On replacing the given a and V values

8 = 1/3 × 22 × h

⇒ 8 = 4 h /3

On dividing both the sides by 4

⇒ h = 6 feet

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