Question

The volume formula of a right pyramid is V= 1/3 Bh. What does B represent?

Answer 1

Answer:

B is the area of the base

Step-by-step explanation:

V= 1/3 Bh

V is the volume

B is the area of the base

h is the height of the pyramid

Answer 2

Answer:

The Base Area

Step-by-step explanation:

B represents the Base Area of a pyramid. The Volume is one third times base times height. Because the Volume of Pyramid occupies 1/3 of a prism-like in the picture below.

This is valid not only for the right pyramids but also for every other cases: Regular Pyramid, Oblique Pyramid.