Math and Arithmetic

# How do you prove formula for volume of pyramid?

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This is easiest done with integral calculus. The basic idea is to divide the pyramid into lots of thin, flat, parallel slabs, calculate the volume of each, and add it up.

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## Related Questions

### The formula for the volume of a cone is most like the formula for the volume of which figure?

The formula for a pyramid. The volume of a pyramid is (1/3)(B)(h). The volume of a cone is essentially the same: (1/3)(B=&pi;r2)(h)

### What is the formula for finding the volume for a triangular pyramid?

The formula for finding the volume for a triangular pyramid is half base x height x length. A triangular pyramid has four faces.

### What is the formula for the volume of a regular pyramid?

The volume of a regular pyramid is 1/3*area of the base*hight

### How do you convert the volume of a prism into the volume of a pyramid that has the same base area and height?

formula of the volume of a prism = (base area)(height) formula of the volume of a pyramid = (1/3)(base area)(height) therefore, to convert the volume of a prism to that of a pyramid, just divide it by 3

### What is formula of a rectangle based pyramid?

The answer depends on the what characteristic of the pyramid you want the formula for: its surface area, its volume or something else.

### How do you prove the formula for the volume of a square pyramid?

You really can't "prove" the formula. You use it. You first square the base 'b'. Then, you multiply that number by the height 'h'. Then, you divide the product of the base squared and height by 3. Boom! You get your answer. In my school, we get a formula sheet with all the formulas we will need to use. If you didn't understand the description above, here is the formula for a square pyramid:1/3b2 h.Hope this helped!

### How do you find the volume of a triangular pyramid?

The formula to find the volume of a triangular pyramid is: 1/3 (1/2 B H ) H

### What is volume of rectangle pyramid of base 12m5m and height 9m?

Formula for volume of pyramid is 1/3*base area*height Formula for area of rectangle (in this case the base) is length*breadth So, the volume of the pyramid is 1/3*12*5*9=180m3

### Formula for volume of triangular?

It depends on triangular what: pyramid, dipyramid, prism, ...

### How do you determine the volume of a pyramid?

The formula is Volume = (1/3)a2h where:a = side lengthh= height

### What is the formula of square pyramid?

The formula for a square pyramid is one square attached to four triangles which meet at a point.There are other formulae for the surface area or for the volume.

### What is the volume formula for a square pyramid?

(Base height x base width x pyramid height) divided by 2

### What is the formula for the volume of pyramid?

Volume = (1/3) x Base x height, where Base is the base area.

### What is a pyramid and how do you find its volume?

A pyramid is any three-dimensional polyhedron where the faces other than the base are triangular and converge at one point, called the apex. The formula for finding the volume of a pyramid is . There are some tutorials at the related link below that can help you figure out how to use this formula.

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