Find the volume of the square based pyramid.
Find the volume of the square based pyramid.
Finding theĀ height of the pyramid:
\(\left(\dfrac{6}{2} \right )^{\!\!2}+h^{2}=8^{2}\\ \\ \\ 3^{2}+h^{2}=8^{2}\\ \\ h^{2}=8^{2}-3^{2}\\ \\ h^{2}=64-9\\ \\ h^{2}=55\\ \\ h=\sqrt{55}\mathrm{~m}\)
Finding the base area:
\(S=6^{2}\\ \\ S=36\mathrm{~m^{2}}\)
Formula for the volume of the pyramid:
\(V=\dfrac{S\cdot h}{3}\\ \\ \\ V=\dfrac{36\cdot \sqrt{55}}{3}\\ \\ \\ V=\dfrac{\diagup\!\!\!\! 3\cdot 12\cdot \sqrt{55}}{\diagup\!\!\!\! 3}\\ \\ \\ \boxed{\begin{array}{c} V=12\sqrt{55}\mathrm{~m^{3}} \end{array}}\)