SOLUTION: A square pyramid has a height if 6 meters and a volume is 32 meters^3. What is the side length of its base?

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Question 1141896: A square pyramid has a height if 6 meters and a volume is 32 meters^3. What is the side length of its base?
Answer by ikleyn(52792) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume is


    V = %281%2F3%29%2Aa%5E2%2Ah = 96


        %281%2F3%29%2Aa%5E2%2A6 = 32


        a%5E2 = %2832%2A3%29%2F6 = 16


        a = sqrt%2816%29 = 4 meters.      ANSWER