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

Algebra ->  Volume -> 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      Log On


   

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.
Answer by ikleyn(52898) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.