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Square Pyramid: Your Measurements Down. Down. Down, Too

The document provides instructions for calculating the volume of a square pyramid. It first instructs to identify the length and width of the pyramid's base, calculate the base area by multiplying length by width, then multiply the base area by the pyramid height. Finally, multiply this number by one third to obtain the volume.

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Square Pyramid: Your Measurements Down. Down. Down, Too

The document provides instructions for calculating the volume of a square pyramid. It first instructs to identify the length and width of the pyramid's base, calculate the base area by multiplying length by width, then multiply the base area by the pyramid height. Finally, multiply this number by one third to obtain the volume.

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Square Pyramid

1. Identify the length and width of the base. The lines to measure can be found on the image. Write
your measurements down.

2. Calculate the area of the base. This is done by multiplying the width by the length. Write the answer
down.

3. Multiply the area of the base by the height. The height is in blue on the image. Write this answer
down, too.

4. Multiply the previous answer by one third, or divide by 3. This will give you the final answer.

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Square Tutorial Square Definition: A square is a regular polygon with four sides. It has four right angles and parallel sides. Square Formula: Area of Square = (a) Perimeter of Square = 4(a) Diagonal of Square = (a)(sqrt(2)) where a = side Square Image/Diagram

Square Example: Case 1: Find the area, perimeter and diagonal of a square with the given side 3.

Step 1: Find the area. Area = (a) = (3) = 9. Step 2: Find the perimeter. Perimeter = 4(a) = 4 * 3 = 12. Step 3: Find the diagonal. Diagonal = (a)*(sqrt(2)) = 3 * 1.41 = 4.23. The above example will clearly illustrates how to calculate the Area, Perimeter and Diagonal of a Square manually.

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1. Identify the length and width of the base. You MUST choose the two dimensions that are
perpendicular to one another on the "bottom" triangle. The width might not be a side of the triangle if the triangle is not right. You may need to draw in your own width perpendicular to the length. In this example, the lines to measure can be found in red and green on the image. Write the measurements down.

2. Calculate the area of the base. Multiply the length by the width, then multiply by one half (or divide by
2). This is the area. (If you are still confused, see the article, Calculate the Area of a Triangle)Write the answer down.

3. Multiply the area of the base by the height of the pyramid. 4. Multiply your answer by one third, or divide by 3. This will give you the volume.

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In a square pyramid, the true height, slant height, and length of the edge of the base face are all related by the Pythagorean theorem: (edge 2)2 + (true height)2 = (slant height)2 In all regular pyramids, the slant height, edge height, and edge length are also related by the Pythagorean theorem: (edge 2)2 + (slant height)2 = (edge height)2 This method can be further generalized to such objects as pentagonal pyramids, hexagonal pyramids, etc. The overall process is: A) calculate the area of the base shape; B) measure the height from the tip of the pyramid to the center of the base shape; C) multiply A with B; D) divide by 3.

Surface Area and Volume of Pyramid - Geometry Calculator


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How to use the calculator Enter the length L of the

base of the pyramid, its width W and height h as positive real numbers and press "enter". The outputs are: 1 - The volume and area of the surface of the pyramid. The total surface as well as the lateral (4 triangles) and the area of the base are displayed. 2 - All sides and angles and also the altitude of triangle AOD whose base has alength equal to L. 3 - All sides and angles and also the altitude OO' of triangle DOC whose base has alength equal to W.
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Calculating the Perimeter of a Square


The perimeter of a square is the distance around the outside of the square. A square has four sides of equal length. The formula for finding the perimeter of a square is 4*(Length of a Side). Square

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A Square is a 4-sided regular polygon with all sides equal and all internal angles 90 degree.

Here you can calculate the area, perimeter and diagonal of square. Related Articles: >> How to calculate Square.(A simple tutorial) Square Tutorial Square Definition: A square is a regular polygon with four sides. It has four right angles and parallel sides. Square Formula: Area of Square = (a) Perimeter of Square = 4(a) Diagonal of Square = (a)(sqrt(2)) where a = side Square Image/Diagram

Square Example: Case 1: Find the area, perimeter and diagonal of a square with the given side 3. Step 1: Find the area. Area = (a) = (3) = 9. Step 2: Find the perimeter. Perimeter = 4(a) = 4 * 3 = 12. Step 3: Find the diagonal. Diagonal = (a)*(sqrt(2)) = 3 * 1.41 = 4.23.

The above example will clearly illustrates how to calculate the Area, Perimeter and Diagonal of a Square manually.

Related Calculator: >> Square Calculator.

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