Class 10 Mathematics | Volume of Pyramid

Class 10 Mathematics: Unit 5

Volume of a Pyramid

Square based pyramid · V = ⅓ × a² × h

By the end of this lesson you can

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Name h, l and a on any pyramid diagram

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Explain why a pyramid is one third of a cube

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Use V = ⅓ × a² × h

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Find h, l or a from volume or surface area

🔺Pyramid

Base a × a

Height a

Sides slope to one point

Poured in 3 times

🧊Cube

Base a × a

Height a

Sides stand straight up

Filled once

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Presenter notes: Today we find how much space a square based pyramid takes up, and why the answer is exactly one third of a box.