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Volume of the Right Pyramid and Cone

Applied Mathematics — Second Secondary

Volume of the Right Pyramid and Cone

Areas of the bases used

Areas of the bases used

  • Before calculating the volume of a pyramid we need the area of its base. The most important cases are:
Shape of the base Area
Square of side a a²
Rectangle with sides a and b a × b
Equilateral triangle of side a √3 ÷ 4 × a²
Circle of radius r π r²
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