Answer to Question #149219 in Geometry for marshy taray

Question

1. A tank in the shape of an inverted pyramid has a square base of 4 m on a side and an altitude of 6 m. How many liters of water will it hold when full?

Answer 1

The volume of the pyramid is V=1/3Bh

B is the area of the base, h is the altitude and h=6 m. B=a², a=4, B=16m^2.

Volume V=1/3*16*6=32 m³