A rectangular pyramid is of height 6 mi. and the base of the front face is labeled blank mi. The base of the right face is labeled 7 mi. The base is shaded.

This pyramid has a volume of 154 mi.3
. Find the missing measure of the image.

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To find the missing base length of the rectangular pyramid, we can start with the formula for the volume of a pyramid:

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

Where:

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

From the information given, we know:

  • The height \( h = 6 \) mi,
  • The volume \( V = 154 \) miĀ³.
  • The base of the right face (which we assume corresponds to one dimension of the base rectangle) is \( 7 \) mi.

Let the unknown dimension of the base be labeled as \( b \) mi. The area of the base \( B \) would be the product of the two dimensions:

\[ B = 7 , \text{mi} \times b , \text{mi} \]

Plugging this into the volume formula, we have:

\[ 154 = \frac{1}{3} \times (7b) \times 6 \]

Simplifying, we can first calculate the constant terms:

\[ 154 = \frac{1}{3} \times 7 \times 6 \times b \] \[ 154 = \frac{42b}{3} \] \[ 154 = 14b \]

Now, we solve for \( b \):

\[ b = \frac{154}{14} = 11 \]

Thus, the missing measure of the base of the front face is \( \boxed{11} \) mi.