Question

General formula to find volume of a pyramid is:

• A. $\frac{\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height}}{2}$
• B. $2(\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height})$
• C. $\frac{\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height}}{3}$
• D. $3(\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height})$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\frac{\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height}}{3}$

Pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a

single point at the top.

Its base is a polygon i.e triangle, rectangle, pentagon etc.

So, volume is found by finding area of its base times height

$\therefore$ Volume of a pyramid $=\frac{\text{Base Area}\times \text{Height}}{3}$