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OpenStudy (oleg3321):

Please help

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

lookup the formula for volume of rectangular pyramid

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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OpenStudy (oleg3321):

V=lwh/3. Thats the formula but i dont know how to do it because we dont have height.

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

why do you need height ?

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

correct, were trying to find height. but then how do i find the volume of rectangular pyramid without the height?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

You don't need to find something when it is given to you already

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

read the question again you're given volume

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

yes i know but you said to find formula for volume of rectangular pyramid, which is V=lwh/3. but idk what do next if we already have the volume, width and length

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

You can use that formula to find the height

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Plugin the given values in that formula first

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

756=(9)(14)/3

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

who ate `h` ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

756=(9)(14)( `h`)/3

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

right ?

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

oh lol, correct, i just thought since we dont know H theres no point of it being there, my bad

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

We must follow the rules of math, not our wishes ;)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

see if you can solve `h` from above equation

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

756 = 42 h

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

You want h

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

756=42h 756/42=18 So the answer is D

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Yes! As you can see, the formula V = lwh/3 can be used to solve any of the four quantities, V or l or w or h, when you know any 3 quantities.

OpenStudy (oleg3321):

Yep i understand how to do it now, thanks again :)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

In the present problem, you knew V, l, and w; the formula helped you find the unknown h

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yw

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