The Great Pyramid of Giza

Geometry Level 3

The base length of the Pyramid of Giza is 230 m 230\text{m} , the height is 147 m 147\text{m} and the Pyramid is made of crude limestone which has a density of about 2300 kgm 3 2300\text{kgm}^{-3} . The Pyramid of Giza is a square pyramid. The mass of the pyramid may be written in scientific notation to three significant figures in the form a b c × 1 0 7 kg \overline{abc} \times 10^{7} \text{kg} .

What is a b c \overline{abc} ?

You can compare the mass you calculated with that of the mass listed in the Wikipedia page for the Great Pyramid of Giza . It is in the first paragraph of 'History and Description'.

Image credit: Nina Aldin Thune


The answer is 596.

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13 solutions

Abu Asif
Dec 17, 2013

Pyramid of Giza is made up of Lime Stone. To calculate total weight --multiply total volume of pyramid with density of stones.

Volume of Pyramid---( 1/3) x Area of Square Base x height = ( 1/3) x 230 x 230 x 147=2592100 CuM

Weight of Pyramid= Volume x Density of Lime stone---- 2592100 x 2300 = 596183 0000==596x10^7 ( neglecting 0.183)--some stones may me missing due to time weathering and variation in length of sides

*mass, weight is a force

Andrew Adjei-Doku - 7 years, 5 months ago

I taught the 230m was the perimeter of the base

amrit kaur - 7 years, 5 months ago

Great answer...

Karthik Bhuwaneswaran - 7 years, 5 months ago

i just took the volume of cylinder...:(

Areeb Syed - 7 years, 5 months ago

its nit the weight ,, it should be mass,, because mass is expressed in kg. and weight in N,

Ram Leo Zingabo - 7 years, 3 months ago

usually weight is in congruent in mathematical calculations. it is implied there that mass is equal to weight.

Rodolfo Jr. del Rosario - 7 years, 2 months ago

Since the formula for calculating the Volume of square pyramid is given as :

V= a^2 * h/2 . . . So, take a=230m base of pyramid take h=147m height of pyramid So we have : V=2.59 Exp 6 Since we know : density= mass/volume. therefore : mass = density*volume so we have mass=595.7Exp 7 kg. So abc=596

Fahad Shakir - 7 years, 2 months ago
Prasun Biswas
Dec 22, 2013

Here, base length of pyramid=230 m and height = 147 m.

General formula of volume of pyramid= Base Length * Base Width * Height * 1 3 \frac{1}{3}

Now, we get, Volume of the pyramid = 230 × 230 × 147 × 1 3 = 2592100 = 230\times 230\times 147\times \frac{1}{3} = 2592100

We know that, D e n s i t y = M a s s V o l u m e 2300 = M a s s 2592100 ( M a s s ) = 2300 × 2592100 ( M a s s ) = 5961830000 ( M a s s ) = 596 × 1 0 7 Density=\frac{Mass}{Volume} \implies 2300=\frac{Mass}{2592100} \implies (Mass)=2300\times 2592100 \implies (Mass)=5961830000 \implies (Mass)=596\times 10^{7}

Now, we see mass is in form a b c × 1 0 7 abc\times 10^{7} with a b c = 596 abc = \boxed{596}

the base of volume of the pyramid is false which is = 1/3 * b*h where: b is area of the base of pyramid , h is height of pyramid.

محمد فكرى - 7 years, 4 months ago
Nicholas Wei
Dec 18, 2013

Density = Mass/Volume

Volume of pyramid = 1/3 x base x height = 1/3 x 230 x 230 x 147 = 2592100m^3 Density = 2300kgm^-3

So, Mass = Volume x Density = 2592100 x 2300 = 5961830000 = 596 x 10^7kg

Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great Pyramid of_Giza

conclusion:your procedure to calculate and and investigate is not true.the true value is: 1788.53669018472 for abc.

محمد فكرى - 7 years, 5 months ago
Sunil Pradhan
Dec 22, 2013

Volume of square pyramid = 1/3 base area × height and mass = density × volume

Required volume = 1/3 × 230 × 230 × 147 × 2300 = 593.183 × 10^7 kg

Budi Utomo
Dec 18, 2013

volume the pyramid is h base area 1/3 147 230 230*1/3 = 2592100

then volume multiplied with density 2592100*2300 = 5961830000.

so we get the result is 596*10^7 answer is 596

m = ρ × V = ( 2300 kg m 3 ) × ( 1 3 × ( 230 m ) 2 × 147 m ) = 596 × 1 0 7 kg \displaystyle \text{m} = \rho \times \text{V} = \left(2300 \text{ kg m}^{-3} \right) \times \left( \frac{1}{3} \times (230 \text{ m})^2 \times 147 \text{ m} \right) = 596 \times 10^7 \text{ kg}

It is given that the volume (V) of pyramid is equal a third of its base area (s^2) multiplied by its height (h). V = (1/3)(s^2)(h) = (1/3)(230^2)(147) = 2.592.100 m^3. And its mass (m) equals to its volume (V) multiplied by its density (p). m = Vp = (2.592.100)(2.300) = 5.961.830.000. And this value is the same as 596 \times 10^7.

K T
Dec 30, 2020

m = ρ V = ρ 1 3 A h = 2300 × 1 3 23 0 2 × 147 = 5 , 961 , 830 , 000 596 × 1 0 7 k g m=ρV=ρ\frac{1}{3}Ah=2300×\frac{1}{3}230^2×147 = 5,961,830,000 \approx 596×10^7 kg

Ram Leo Zingabo
Feb 17, 2014

by simply defining the value of its density, d=m/v. first thing to do is to get the volume of the square pyramid which is v=(1/3)b^2 x h. you will get 2592100 m^3 . substituting all the values of d and v ,find for m. you will get 596x10^7 kg.

Marcel Waelde
Jan 7, 2014

Consider the equation: $$ mass= density \times volume $$ The volume of a pyramid is $$ \frac{base \times height}{3} $$ so the Pyramid of Giza has a volume of $$ \frac {230^{2} \times 147} {3} = 2592100 $$ It follows that the mass, dV , is 596e7 kg, and thus abc is equal to 596.

Pham Huu Nhan
Dec 26, 2013

First we calculate the volume of the pyramid with square base: V = 1 3 × S × h = 1 3 × 23 0 2 × 147 = 2592100 ( m 3 ) V = \frac{1}{3} \times S \times h = \frac{1}{3} \times {230^{2}} \times 147 = 2592100 (m^{3}) So the mass of the Pyramid is: m = V × d = 2592100 2300 596 × 1 0 7 ( k g ) m = V \times d = 2592100 * 2300 \approx 596 \times 10^{7} (kg) So the answer is 596 596

Rastko Vukovic
Dec 23, 2013

Mass is 596 kg. Because volume of the pyramid is V = a a h/3, where a = 230 m, h = 147 m, and mass m = V*r, where density r = 2300 kg/m^3.

Yash Nagpal
Dec 23, 2013

The volume of a square pyramid is given by 1/3(base length) ^2(height). Therefore, I volume= 2592100 m^3 Mass = density * volume. Mass = 596× 10^7 kg.

We can find out The volume....by applying The formula....density=mass/volume

Ashish Sharma - 7 years, 5 months ago

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