{"id":162830,"date":"2024-11-07T13:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T13:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=162830"},"modified":"2024-11-07T13:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T13:23:50","slug":"which-expression-represents-the-volume-of-the-pyramid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/07\/which-expression-represents-the-volume-of-the-pyramid\/","title":{"rendered":"Which expression represents the volume of the pyramid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which expression represents the volume of the pyramid?<br>A solid right pyramid has a square base with an edge length of s units and a height of h units.<br>A. 1 s?h units<br>B. sh units<br>C. sh units<br>D. 3sh units<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C. (\\frac{1}{3}sh) units<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A pyramid is a three-dimensional shape with a polygonal base and triangular faces that converge at a single point called the apex. In the case of a <strong>right pyramid with a square base<\/strong>, the following parameters are provided:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Edge length of the base<\/strong>: (s) (units).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong>: (h) (units), which is the perpendicular distance from the base to the apex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The volume (V) of any pyramid can be calculated using the general formula:<br>[<br>V = \\frac{1}{3} \\times \\text{Base Area} \\times \\text{Height}<br>]<br>For a <strong>square base<\/strong>, the area of the base (A) is simply the square of the edge length, so:<br>[<br>A = s^2<br>]<br>Now, substitute this into the volume formula:<br>[<br>V = \\frac{1}{3} \\times s^2 \\times h<br>]<br>This gives:<br>[<br>V = \\frac{1}{3} s^2 h<br>]<br>Thus, the expression that represents the volume of the pyramid with a square base and a height of (h) is:<br>[<br>V = \\frac{1}{3} s^2 h<br>]<br>This formula expresses the relationship between the base&#8217;s edge length ((s)), the height ((h)), and the volume of the pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break it down further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Base Area<\/strong>: The area of the square base is (s^2) because the area of a square is the square of its side length.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong>: The height ((h)) is the perpendicular distance from the center of the square base to the apex.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scaling Factor<\/strong>: The factor (\\frac{1}{3}) in the formula accounts for the fact that the volume of a pyramid is one-third of the volume of a prism with the same base area and height.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct formula for the volume of this pyramid is <strong>(\\frac{1}{3} s^2 h)<\/strong>, which matches <strong>option C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which expression represents the volume of the pyramid?A solid right pyramid has a square base with an edge length of s units and a height of h units.A. 1 s?h unitsB. sh unitsC. sh unitsD. 3sh units The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is C. 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