Dissecting a triangular prism into 3 equal-volume pyramids

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Demonstration of the basis for the volume formula for a pyramid. This demonstration shows that for any triangular based prism the formula holds. Cavalieri's principle can then be used to extend this result to pyramids of other base shapes.

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Heidi Grabauskas — October 7, 2020 - 7:09 PM

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Target Group (Age): 15 – 18
Language: English (United States)

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