If the height of the square base pyramid is equal to the side of the Tetrahedron whose height is 4√6 cm and the side of the square base pyramid is 7 cm. What will be the volume of the square base pyramid?
If the height of the square base pyramid is equal to the side of the Tetrahedron whose height is 4√6 cm and the side of the square base pyramid is 7 cm. What will be the volume of the square base pyramid? Correct Answer 196 cm<sup style="">3</sup>
Given:
Height of the tetrahedron = 4√6 cm
Side of the square base pyramid(S) = 7 cm
Formula used:
Height of the tetrahedron = √2a/√3
Volume of the square base pyramid = 1(/3) × (side)2 × Height of the pyramid
Calculations:
Height of the tetrahedron = √2a/√3
4√6 = √2a/√3
a = (4√6 × √3)/√2
a = 12√2/√2
a = 12 cm
Height of the square base pyramid = side of the tetrahedron = 12 cm
Volume of the square base pyramid = 1(/3) × (side)2 × Height of the pyramid
Volume of the square base pyramid = 1(/3) × (7)2 × 12
Volume of the square base pyramid = 49 × 4
∴ Volume of the square base pyramid = 196 cm3
Alternate Method:
Solve by substituting the options.
The Side of the square pyramid is 7 cm which means it will be in the answer so we check the option for 72 multiples.
We see that option 2 contains the 72 multiples. Hence, we can say that option 2 is the answer.