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Dharmy
Jun 10, 2007, 12:09 PM
I am really stuck. There is this question and it says find the volume. It has an octaganal prism, with a pyramid on top!!!???? What am I to do?!?!? Please help me people!!:confused:

colbtech
Jun 11, 2007, 05:44 AM
Octagonal prism: Calculate the area of the 8 triangles and multiply by the height. For the pyramid I presume you use the usual formula V = 1/3 Base x height.