The pyramid below has a volume of 200 cubic centimeters. The base is made of a rectangle with a length of10 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is the height of the pyramid?

The pyramid below has a volume of 200 cubic centimeters The base is made of a rectangle with a length of10 cm and a width of 4 cm What is the height of the pyra class=

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Formula of the volume of a rectangular pyramid:

[tex]V=\frac{l\cdot w\cdot h}{3}[/tex]

As you have the volume and the length and width of the base solve the equation above to h:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 3V=l\cdot w\cdot h \\ \frac{3V}{l\cdot w}=h \\ \\ \\ h=\frac{3V}{l\cdot w} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Use the given data and caclulate the height:

[tex]\begin{gathered} h=\frac{3(200cm^3)}{10\operatorname{cm}\cdot4\operatorname{cm}} \\ \\ h=\frac{600cm^3}{40cm^2} \\ \\ h=15\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then, the height of the given pyramid is 15 centimeters