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8-124.
You have designed a model of a square-based pyramid in honor of your calculus teacher. The height will be
Sketch a diagram of your pyramid. A complete diagram includes the function, the
- and -axes, and a typical slice labeled with the appropriate dimensions. Pyramids have pointy tips. If the height is
inches, the base would start at . Set up and evaluate an integral that calculates the exact volume of your pyramid.
Notice that the cross-sections are perpendicular to the
-axis, so set up and evaluate an integral in terms of .
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