CALCULATOR
Square Pyramid Volume Calculator
Find pyramid volume from square base side and altitude. Example: Side: 2 m, Perpendicular height: 2 m gives 2.66666666667 m³. Square base; height perpendicular to base, not slant height. Flat Euclidean geometry; enter stated meter measurements. No material thickness, waste, structural recommendation or curved earth. Display rounding does not change calculation.
Square base; height perpendicular to base, not slant height. Flat Euclidean geometry; enter stated meter measurements. No material thickness, waste, structural recommendation or curved earth. Display rounding does not change calculation. Derivation: Base area s² times altitude divided by 3.
Accepted inputs: Side: 0.001 to 1,000 m; Perpendicular height: 0.001 to 1,000 m.
How the calculation works
V = side² × perpendicular height /3
Worked example
With side 2 m, perpendicular height 2 m, pyramid volume from square base side and altitude is 2.666666667 m³.
Assumptions and limits
Square base; height perpendicular to base, not slant height. Flat Euclidean geometry; enter stated meter measurements. No material thickness, waste, structural recommendation or curved earth. Display rounding does not change calculation. Derivation: Base area s² times altitude divided by 3.