Sara correctly found the volume of the square pyramid to be 1980 ft3

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To find the height of the square pyramid, we can use the formula for the volume of a pyramid:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times B \times h \]

Where:

  • \( V \) is the volume of the pyramid,
  • \( B \) is the area of the base,
  • \( h \) is the height of the pyramid.

Since it's a square pyramid, the area of the base \( B \) can be expressed as:

\[ B = s^2 \]

where \( s \) is the length of one side of the square base.

The volume is given as \( 1980 , \text{ft}^3 \). To solve for the height \( h \), we rearrange the formula:

\[ h = \frac{3V}{B} \]

If the side length of the base \( s \) is known, we can calculate \( B \) and subsequently find \( h \). However, if you didn't provide the side length of the base, I can't calculate the height.

Assuming you refer to a side length, like \( s = 5 \) feet or \( s = 12 \) feet, we can calculate the area \( B \).

  1. If \( s = 5 , \text{ft} \): \[ B = 5^2 = 25 , \text{ft}^2 \] \[ h = \frac{3 \times 1980}{25} = \frac{5940}{25} = 237.6 , \text{ft} \]

  2. If \( s = 12 , \text{ft} \): \[ B = 12^2 = 144 , \text{ft}^2 \] \[ h = \frac{3 \times 1980}{144} = \frac{5940}{144} \approx 41.25 , \text{ft} \]

Please provide the side length \( s \) to get the correct height or specify the base area otherwise.