The base of a triangular pyramid is a triangle with corners at #(3 ,8 )#, #(4 ,2 )#, and #(9 ,8 )#. If the pyramid has a height of #4 #, what is the pyramid's volume?
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Jun 26, 2016
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Explanation:
Given coordinates of Triangle ABC
A(3,8)
B(4,2)
C(9,8)
Given the coordinates of the three vertices of any triangle, the area of the triangle is given by:
area =
where Ax and Ay are the x and y coordinates of the point A etc..
In our case, area =
Area =
=>
=>
The volume of a triangular pyramid is V = 1/3AH where A = area of the triangle base, and H = height of the pyramid or the distance from the pyramid's base to the apex.
In our case, H=4. So volume =