Volume of a Pyramid (regular polygon base)
Formula

a: The length of an apothem of the base of the pyramid

n: The number of sides of the base of the pyramid

s: The length of a side of the base of the pyramid

h: The height of the pyramid


S: The surface area of the pyramid

Volume of a pyramid

Explanation

In general, the volume of a pyramid is one-third the area of the base times the height of the pyramid.

Volume of a pyramid formula

The area of a regular polygon is given by the formula below:

Area of a regular polygon formula

Substitute to get the following:

Substitution

Simplify to get the final result:

Volume of a pyramid