Volume of Pyramids
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Videos, examples, and solutions to help GCSE Maths students learn how to find the volume of pyramids and how to solve word problems involving pyramids.
Volume of a Pyramid (square base, triangular base, tetrahedron)
1. Calculate the volume of a square based pyramid and a tetrahedron.
2. Calculate the volume of a 12cm square based pyramid with a height of 20cm.
3. A piece of metal, in the shape of a square based pyramid of height 10cm and base sides of 5 cm, is melted down and re-cast into spheres of diameter 3mm. How many spheres can be made?
Volume of a Pyramid Example
This video gives a specific example of how to find the volume of a pyramid
Volume of a Pyramid
Example of finding the volume of a pyramid with a regular polygon for a base.
Volume of Pyramids
Learn to calculate the volume of pyramids
Example 1: A square pyramid has a height of 7m and a base that measures 2m on each side.
a) Find the value of the pyramid.
b) Explain whether doubling the height would double the volume of the pyramid.
Example 2: The volume of a prism is 27 in3. What is the volume of a pyramid with the same base and height?
Videos, examples, and solutions to help GCSE Maths students learn how to find the volume of pyramids and how to solve word problems involving pyramids.
Volume of a Pyramid (square base, triangular base, tetrahedron)
1. Calculate the volume of a square based pyramid and a tetrahedron.
2. Calculate the volume of a 12cm square based pyramid with a height of 20cm.
3. A piece of metal, in the shape of a square based pyramid of height 10cm and base sides of 5 cm, is melted down and re-cast into spheres of diameter 3mm. How many spheres can be made?
This video gives a specific example of how to find the volume of a pyramid
Example of finding the volume of a pyramid with a regular polygon for a base.
Learn to calculate the volume of pyramids
Example 1: A square pyramid has a height of 7m and a base that measures 2m on each side.
a) Find the value of the pyramid.
b) Explain whether doubling the height would double the volume of the pyramid.
Example 2: The volume of a prism is 27 in3. What is the volume of a pyramid with the same base and height?
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