Question

Find the height of a square pyramid that has a volume of 12 cubic feet and a base length of 3 feet.
1.5 feet

2 feet

3 feet

4 feet

Answer 1

the volume of a square pyramid is \[V = \frac{ s^2 h }{ 3 } \]

here v = 12 and s=3

solve for h

Answer 2

what is s?

Answer 3

is it the length of the side?

Answer 4

the side of the base

Answer 5

yes it is

Answer 6

well how do I know what it is??

Answer 7

replace s by 3 and v by 12
what do you get ?

Answer 8

12=3^2h/3

Answer 9

12=9h/3

Answer 10

so is it 3?

Answer 11

correct
so now we have to solve for h

first multiply both sides by 3
what do you get ?

Answer 12

which sides??

Answer 13

sides of the equation
it means what before the = and what after it