A pyramid at a museum has a height of 21 meters and square base with side lengths of 30 meters. What is the approximate volume of the pyramid?
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Given that the base of the pyramid is a square with side length 30 meters, we can calculate the area of the base by squaring the side length. Area of the base = side length squared = 30^2 = 900 square meters. Show more…
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