The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed as a regular pyramid with a square base. It was built with an approximate volume of and a height of . What was the length of one side of its base, to the nearest meter?
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The Great Pyramid of King Khufu was built of limestone in Egypt over a 20-year time period from 2580 BC to 2560 BC. Its base is a square with side length 756 ft and its height when built was 481 ft. (It was the tallest man made structure in the world for more than 3800 years.) The density of the lime stone is about 150.
Estimate the total work done in building the pyramid.
If each laborer worked 10 hours a day for 20 years, for 340 days a year, and did 200 ft-lb/h of work in lifting the limestone blocks into place, about how many laborers were needed to construct the pyramid?
What is the height of a square pyramid that has a volume of and base length of ?
The volume of a square pyramid is where,
B = area of the square base
h = height
One student's measurements of a pyramid are and . Another student's measurements of the same pyramid are and . What is the difference in the volumes of the pyramid calculated by the two students?
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where,
