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Measurement, STD2 EQ-Bank 13 MC

A square pyramid has a base with side length 9 cm and a perpendicular height of 8 cm.

Calculate the volume of the pyramid. 

  1. 72 cm³
  2. 144 cm³
  3. 192 cm³
  4. 216 cm³
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\(D\)

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\(A=9^2=81\)

\(V\) \(=\frac{1}{3}Ah\)
  \(=\frac{1}{3}\times 81\times 8\)
  \(=216\ \text{cm}^3\)

  
\(\Rightarrow D\)