A right pyramid on a base 4cm square has a slant edge of 6cm.calculate the volume of the pyramid

We need the perpendicular height of the pyramid.

Diagonal of base:
d^2 = 4^2 + 4^2 = 32
d= √32 = 4√2

then h^2 + (2√2)^2 = 6^2
h^2 = 36 - 8 = 28
h = √28

Volume = (1/3) base x height
= (1/3)(16)(√28) = (32/3)√7 cm^2 or appr. 28.22

First find the diagonal of the square, by using Pythagoras theorem, then divide the length of the diagonal by two cos the height of the pyramid now rest on the diagonal and it divided it into two equal parts. Now using half of the diagonal as abase and the slant edge find the height of the pyramid, when u get the height, then use the formula for volume of a pyramid and then find the volume

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To calculate the volume of a pyramid, you can use the formula:

Volume = (1/3) * base area * height

In this case, we need to find the base area and the height of the pyramid.

The base of the pyramid is a square with sides measuring 4 cm. To find the base area, you can calculate the area of the square by multiplying its length and width:

Base area = 4 cm * 4 cm = 16 cm²

The slant edge of the pyramid is given as 6 cm. This slant edge is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by one of the pyramid's lateral faces, the height of the pyramid, and half of the base of the pyramid. The height of the pyramid is one leg of this triangle.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the height of the pyramid. Let's call it 'h':

6² = h² + (4/2)²

Simplifying the equation:

36 = h² + 2²
36 = h² + 4
h² = 36 - 4
h² = 32
h ≈ √32
h ≈ 5.6569 cm

Now that we have the base area (16 cm²) and the height (5.6569 cm), we can calculate the volume of the pyramid:

Volume = (1/3) * base area * height
Volume = (1/3) * 16 cm² * 5.6569 cm
Volume ≈ 30.187 cm³

Therefore, the volume of the given pyramid is approximately 30.187 cm³.