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This square based pyramid
30 cm
is cut horizontally at a height of 15 cm
to leave this frustum
R
15 cm
10 cm
1 xarea of base x perpendicular height
Vol = x
10 cm
Calculate the volume of the frustum.

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Answer:

  875 cm³

Step-by-step explanation:

You want the volume of the 15 cm high frustum of a 30 cm high pyramid with a 10 cm square base.

Pyramid volume

The volume of a pyramid is given by the formula ...

  V = 1/3Bh

Where B is the area of the base:

  B = s²

For the given pyramid, the volume is ...

  V = 1/3(10 cm)²(30 cm) = 1000 cm³

Frustum volume

The volume of the frustum is the volume of the whole pyramid, less the volume of the part that is cut off. The part that is cut off has dimensions that are 1/2 of those of the whole pyramid, so its volume is ...

  V = (1/2)³ × (1000 cm³) = 125 cm³

Then the volume of the remaining frustum is ...

  1000 cm³ -125 cm³ = 875 cm³

The volume of the frustum is 875 cm³.

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Additional comment

The volume can also be calculated from the areas of the two bases of the frustum and its height.

  V = (1/3)(B₁ +B₂ +√(B₁B₂))h

The top base is 5 cm square, so this evaluates to ...

  V = (1/3)(100 cm² +25 cm² +√(100·25) cm²)(15 cm) = 1/3(175 cm²)(15 cm)

  V = 875 cm³

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