Pyramid - math word problems

  1. Tetrahedral pyramid 8
    pyramid_4s Let’s all side edges of the tetrahedral pyramid ABCDV be equally long and its base let’s be a rectangle. Determine its volume if you know the deviations A=40° B=70° of the planes of adjacent sidewalls and the plane of the base and the height h=16 of the p
  2. Top of the tower
    veza The top of the tower has the shape of a regular hexagonal pyramid. The base edge has a length of 1.2 m, the pyramid height is 1.6 m. How many square meters of sheet metal is needed to cover the top of the tower if 15% extra sheet metal is needed for joint
  3. The bus stop
    jehlan_1 The bus stop waiting room has the shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid 4 m high with a 5 m base edge. Calculate how many m2 roofing is required to cover the three walls of the sheathing, taking into account 40% of the additional coverage.
  4. Hexagonal pyramid
    hexa_pyramid Calculate the surface area of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base inscribed in a circle with a radius of 8 cm and a height of 20 cm.
  5. Quadrilateral pyramid
    ihlan_rez In a regular quadrilateral pyramid, the side edge is e = 7 dm and the diagonal of the base is 50 cm. Calculate the pyramid shell area.
  6. Rectangular base pyramid
    jehlan_4b_obdelnik Calculate an area of the shell of the pyramid with a rectangular base of 2.8 m and 1.4 m and height 2.5 meters.
  7. Wall height
    hexa_pyramid Calculate the height of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base edge of 5 cm and a wall height w = 20 cm.
  8. Hexa pyramid
    hexa_pyramid_1 The base of the regular pyramid is a hexagon, which can be described by a circle with a radius of 1 m. Find the volume of the pyramid 2.5 m high.
  9. The quadrilateral pyramid
    jehlan_4b_obdelnik The quadrilateral pyramid has a rectangular base of 24 cm x 3.2dm and a body height of 0.4m. Calculate its volume and surface area.
  10. A square base
    pyramid A solid right pyramid has a square base. The length of the base edge is 4 centimeters and the height of the pyramid is 3 centimeters. What is the volume of the pyramid?
  11. Regular hexagonal pyramid
    hexa_pyramid Calculate the height of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base edge of 5 cm and a wall height of w = 20cm. Sketch a picture.
  12. Octagonal pyramid
    octagonl_pyramid2 Find the volume of a regular octagonal pyramid with height v = 100 and the angle of the side edge with the plane of the base is α = 60°.
  13. Tetrahedral pyramid
    ihlan Determine the surface of a regular tetrahedral pyramid when its volume is V = 120 and the angle of the sidewall with the base plane is α = 42° 30´.
  14. Hexagonal pyramid
    hex_pyramid Please calculate the height of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base edge of 5cm and a wall height of w = 20cm. Please sketch a picture.
  15. Heptagonal pyramid
    truncated_hexagonal_pyramid A hardwood for a column is in the form of a frustum of a regular heptagonal pyramid. The lower base edge is 18 cm and the upper base of 14 cm. The altitude is 30 cm. Determine the weight in kg if the density of the wood is 10 grams/cm3.
  16. Cheops pyramid
    Pyramid-cheops The Pyramid of Cheops is a pyramid with a square base with a side of 233 m and a height of 146.6 m. It made from limestone with a density of 2.7 g/cm3. Calculate the amount of stone in tons. How many trains with 30 twenty tons wagons carry the stone?
  17. Secret treasure
    max_cylinder_pyramid Scouts have a tent in the shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid with a side of the base 4 m and a height of 3 m. Determine the radius r (and height h) of the container so that they can hide the largest possible treasure.
  18. The plaster cast
    pyramid_4s The plaster cast has the shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid. The cover consists of four equilateral triangles with a 5 m side. Calculate its volume and surface area.
  19. Tetrahedral pyramid
    jehlan A regular tetrahedral pyramid is given. Base edge length a = 6.5 cm, side edge s = 7.5 cm. Calculate the volume and the area of its face (side area).
  20. Right pyramid
    squarepyramid A right pyramid on a base 4 cm square has a slant edge of 6 cm. Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

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