A solid oblique pyramid has an equilateral triangle as a base with an edge length of 4 cm and an area of 12 cm2.

What is the volume of the pyramid?

12 cm3
16 cm3
24 cm3
32 cm3

Question

A solid oblique pyramid has an equilateral triangle as a base with an edge length of 4 cm and an area of 12 cm2.



What is the volume of the pyramid?

12 cm3
16 cm3
24 cm3
32 cm3

samirahdanyel · Answer

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samirahdanyel · Answer

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moldybubblegum12 · Answer

http://www.ck12.org/geometry/Surface-Area-and-Volume-of-Pyramids/lesson/Pyramids-BSC-GEOM/ this might help you

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hint: use trig to find the height, which is the length of segment BC

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

or you can use the 30-60-90 triangle template to find BC http://hotmath.com/hotmath_help/topics/30-60-90-triangles/triangle1.gif