Helen has 48 cubic inches of clay to make a solid square right pyramid with a base edge measuring 6
inches.
Which is the slant height of the pyramid if Helen uses all
the clay?
O 3 inches
O4 inches
O 5 inches
O 6 inches
6 in
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4 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the volume of a pyramid is v=1/3bh.

V is the volume of the shape

1/3 is just a rational number or fraction.

b is the area of the base shape of the 3d shape

h is the height of the shape (slant height).

The general formula for the volume of all shapes is V=Bh

V is the volume

B is the area of the base

h is the height of the prism.

In this case, we have a pyramid, so let's use the formula V=1/3Bh.

We know what the volume so 48=?

We can put 1/3 so 48=1/2 times ? times ?.

The base shape of this pyramid is a square, and it has an edge of 6 inches. We need to find the area of that square because it is the area of our base. the formula for finding the area of a square is A=S squared.

A is the area of the shape

S is the side length.

The reason why it is squared is because all sides of a square are equal to each other. Since the base edge is 6 inches, the other edges are 6 inches as well. There are 4 edges in a square.

A= 6 times 6.

A=36.

We have the area of the base, so we can put 48=1/3 times 36 times ?.

We are finding what the slant height is, so let's put the letter "h" to represent the slant height.

Now, 48=1/3 times 36 times h.

All we have to do is solve for h.

First we have to simplify one side of the equation.

To simplify, we have to do 1/3 times 36, or you can do 36 divided by 3. It is your choice. 36 divided by 3 is 12.

Now we have 12h=48.

Isolate h by dividing both sides by 12. 12h divided 12 is h. 48 divided by 12 is   4.

Therefore h=4 inches. The reason we divide both sides is because we have to do the inverse operation of the original equation. For instance 12h=48. To get to 48, you do 12 times h. We take the inverse (opposite) operation of multiplication (division). That will isolate for h.

The slant height of this square pyramid is 4 inches.

Hope this helps. Have a good rest of your day!