Find the length of the base of a square pyramid if the volume is 48 cubic inches and has a height of 9 inches. Use 3.14 for pi, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
4 inches

8 inches

16 inches

24 inches

@zaibali.qasmi @Kainui

Question

Find the length of the base of a square pyramid if the volume is 48 cubic inches and has a height of 9 inches. Use 3.14 for pi, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
 4 inches

 8 inches

 16 inches

 24 inches

@zaibali.qasmi @Kainui

kainui · Answer

I'm here to help with questions, not give answers. Show what work you do and I can tell you if the work is right or needs to be fixed.

anonymous · Answer

i dont understand this one... and i do show my work

cwrw238 · Answer

use the formula

volume = (1/3) * h * area of base

anonymous · Answer

but i need to find the base?

cwrw238 · Answer

you are given h the height and the volume
so you can find the area of the base and since its a square take the square root to find length of a side

anonymous · Answer

??

cwrw238 · Answer

first rearrange the formula so that area is the subject

cwrw238 · Answer

V  = hA / 3
A =  ?

anonymous · Answer

i really dont understand.

anonymous · Answer

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cwrw238 · Answer

first 
multiply both sides of the equation by 3

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