SOLUTION: A pryimaid has a triangle base with all edges in the pyrimaid congruent. If one of the sides is 4.5 what is the volume?

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Question 1136806: A pryimaid has a triangle base with all edges in the pyrimaid congruent. If one of the sides is 4.5 what is the volume?
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The pyramid is a regular tetrahedron, with each face an equilateral triangle. The formula for the volume of a regular tetrahedron with edge length s is

V+=+%28s%5E3%2Asqrt%282%29%29%2F12

The edge length is given as 4.5; use a calculator if needed....