A triangular pyramid has a right triangle for its base. The perpendicular sides of the triangle are 10 inches and 18 inches long

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kakasveta [241]

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A triangular pyramid has a right triangle for its base. The perpendicular sides of the triangle are 10 inches and 18 inches long

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Compute the volume of the triangular pyramid if the height is 14 inches.

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igor_vitrenko [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-05T03:39:30+03:00

The formula for a triangular pyramid is 1/3AH. A is the area of the base. H is the height of the pyramid. So to find the area of a right triangle, you would use the formula (a x b)/2. So (10 x18)/2 is 90 inches^2. Now you can fill in the first formula. 1/3(90 x 14), which equals 420 inches^3. I hope you find this helpful (if correct.)