Rectangular Pyramid

Use this worksheet to practice finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Rectangular Pyramid. Adjust the height, length, and width using the labeled sliders. Answer the questions below. The multi-colored switches can be used to check your work.

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1. Find the volume of each Rectangular Pyramid to the nearest cubic unit.
a. height 9 units, length 3 units, width 7 units
b. height 2 units, length 8.5 units, width 3.4 units
2. Find the surface area of each Rectangular Pyramid to the nearest square unit.
a. slant height 8 units, length 7 units, width 3 units
b. slant height 3 units, length 9 units, width 5 units
3. Find the missing dimesion. Round to the nearest unit.
a. Rectangular Pyramid: volume 132 unit³, height ___, length 8 units, width 4
units
b. Rectangular Pyramid: volume 268 unit³, height 9 units, length ___ units,
width 8 units
c. Rectangular Pyramid: surface area 135 unit², slant height 8.5 units, length 5
units, width ___ units
d. Rectangular Pyramid: surface area 221 unit², slant height 9 units, length___
units, width 6.7 units
4. How is the formula for volume of a prism different than the formula for volume
of a pyramid?

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