SOLUTION: I am building a bike ramp that is shaped like a square pyramid. I used two 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood. How much plywood will I have left over if the height is 3ft and the l

Question 954900: I am building a bike ramp that is shaped like a square pyramid. I used two 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood. How much plywood will I have left over if the height is 3ft and the lenght is 5ft.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a=side of square=5ft; h=height=3ft; =lateral area (surface area without base)

The ramp will take 39 square feet of plywood.
2 sheets of plywood ==
ANSWER: There will be 25 square feet of plywood left over.
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