Jim Noble, Richard Wade & Oliver Bowles
Pyramid Model
Seeking to derive the formula for the volume of a square pyramid, geometry learners construct six square based pyramids that, when pieced together properly, form a cube. Two short videos demonstrate the relationship between pyramid and...
Corbett Maths
Volume of a Pyramid
All you need is the formula. Given the formula, a short video show how to find the volume of a rectangular prism. The presenter explains the different variables of the formula and uses it to find an unknown height. Worksheets provide...
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Triangular Pyramid?
Instruct your class on how to find the volume of a triangular pyramid using this tutorial. Learners can watch the video and take notes, later applying what they have seen to class work or homework. A clear video with direct instruction,...
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Triangular Pyramid?
Instruct your class on how to find the volume of a triangular pyramid using this tutorial. Learners can watch the video and take notes, later applying what they have seen to class work or homework. A clear video with direct instruction,...
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What is the Formula for the Volume of a Pyramid?
There are a lot of moving parts in this problem. There's the formula for a triangular prism. Then there's the formula for a triangular pyramid. And don't forget the formula for the area of the base of a triangular shape. Get out your...
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How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Regular Pyramid?
A regular pyramid has four equal triangular shaped sides and a square base. The lateral area is comprised of the area of the four triangular sides. The surface area is the area of the four triangular sides plus the area of the base....
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Composite Figure?
Trying to find the volume of a composite figure? Wait! What's a composite figure? A composite figure is a combination of familiar simpler figures. So the composite figure can be taken apart and represented as the simpler figures in order...
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How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Cone?
The lateral surface area of a cone. Hmmm, what does that mean? Oh, it means the part you see if the cone was sitting on a flat surface, so it does not include the base. But if you want to include the base then it would be finding the...
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How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Cone if You Don't Know the Slant Height?
Did you know you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the slant height of a cone? You can! Just watch this tutorial and see how you can find the lateral and surface area of a given cone using slant height and the Pythagorean theorem.