document.write( "Question 973268: Many of the pyramids of Egypt are still buried in the sand satellite can now locate some of these buried structures using infrared technology one of the burried pyramids has a height of 250 feet and square base with the side length of 340 feet how much sand to the nearest thousand cubic feet is displaced by the Pyramid \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #595490 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! V=1/3 * Bh, when base is a square. Units are in ft^3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=1/3 (340)(340)(250) \n" ); document.write( "=9,633,333 ft^3 or 9,663 thousand. \n" ); document.write( " |