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There is a pyramid on a base which is a regular hexagon of side 2a cm. If every slant edge of this pyramid is of length 5a2 cm, then the volume of this pyramid is

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a

3a3cm3

b

32a3cm3

c

33a3cm3

d

6a3cm3

answer is C.

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Volume of pyramid =13× area of the base × height

Area of the base(Regular hexagon) =332×side2=332×(2a)2=63a2cm2

Slant height l=5a2

Then height =l2side2=(5a2)2(2a)2=3a2

Volume =13×63a2×3a2=33a3cm3

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There is a pyramid on a base which is a regular hexagon of side 2a cm. If every slant edge of this pyramid is of length 5a2 cm, then the volume of this pyramid is