SOLUTION: The sides of the bases of a frustum of a regular pyramid are 6 cm and 5 cm, the lateral face makes a 60 degree angle with the horizontal. Compute the volume of the frustum of the p
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Question 1026760: The sides of the bases of a frustum of a regular pyramid are 6 cm and 5 cm, the lateral face makes a 60 degree angle with the horizontal. Compute the volume of the frustum of the pyramid if the bases is triangular.
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The sides of the bases of a frustum of a regular pyramid are 6 cm and 5 cm, the lateral face makes a 60 degree angle
with the horizontal. Compute the volume of the frustum of the pyramid if the bases is triangular.
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Same idea and the same approach as in
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Volume/Volume.faq.question.1026761.html.
The difference is in calculating the apothem for the regular triangle at the base.
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