Question

The volume formula for a right pyramid is v = bh. what does b represent?

Answer 1

The area of the base 

Answer 2

The formula for the Volume of a right pyramid is

Volume of right pyramid = $\frac{1}{3} * b*h$

Now here h represents the height

But the question asks that , what does 'b' represents

Actually b here represents Area of base

that is the area of the base of the pyramid

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