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A jewelry store is featuring a diamond in the shape of a square pyramid. The side length of the diamond is 8 millimeters and the
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A jewelry store is featuring a diamond in the shape of a square pyramid. The side length of
the diamond is 8 millimeters and the slant height is 6 millimeters.
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Answer:
128√5/3 mm³
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we are not told what to find, we can as well look for the volume of the pyramid
Volume of a square pyramid: V = (1/3)a²h
a is the side length of the square
h is the height of the pyramid
Given
a = 8mm
l² = (a/2)² + h²
l² = (a/2)² + h²
6² = (8/2)² + h²
h² = 6² – 4²
h² = 36 – 16
h² = 20
h = √20
Volume of a square pyramid = (1/3)*8²*√20
Volume of a square pyramid = 1/3 * 64 * 2√5
Volume of a square pyramid = 128√5/3 mm³