There's a cube with a side length of 12 CM what is the maximum value of a square pyramid that can fit inside the cube

Answer 1

The diagonal of the cube is √(12^2 + 12^2 + 12^2) = 12√3 cm.

Therefore, the maximum height of the square pyramid that can fit inside the cube is 12√3 cm.

The base of the square pyramid can have a maximum diagonal of 12 cm (since that is the length of one side of the cube).

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find that each side of the square base has a length of 12/√2 = 6√2 cm.

The area of the base of the pyramid is (6√2)^2 = 72 cm^2.

Therefore, the maximum volume of the square pyramid that can fit inside the cube is (1/3)(72)(12√3) = 288√3 cm^3.

Answer 2

I have no idea why the bot is finding the length of the
diagonal, and other off-topic calculations.

Fitting the pyramid squarely on the base of the cube,
volume of pyramid
= (1/3)(base)(height)
= (1/3)(12^2)(12)
= 576 cm^3

Answer 3

I apologize for the confusion in my previous answer. You are correct that the diagonal of the cube and other calculations are not necessary to solve the problem.

The height of the pyramid can be the maximum possible length, which is 12 cm (equal to the side length of the cube).

The base of the pyramid is a square that can fit inside the base of the cube, so each side of the square has a length of 12 cm. The area of the base is then (12)^2 = 144 cm^2.

The volume of the pyramid is then (1/3)(144)(12) = 576 cm^3, as you correctly stated.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience caused by my previous answer.