Python - Volume of Right Pentagonal Pyramid
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Python - Volume of Right Pentagonal Pyramid



print ("This program will calculate the volume of a right pentagonal pyramid. ") import math # Formula for calculating the volume of a right pentagonal pyramid: # VolumeRightPentagonalPyramid = ((5/12) * (math.tan(54 degrees) * (height) * (BaseEdge**2)) ########################################### # 1 function: solve for the volume # math.tan(x in radians) - returns tangent of "x" in radians # Function to solve for the volume # Enter the length of the base edge and height # VolumeRightPentagonalPyramid = ((5/12) * (math.tan(54 degrees) * (height) * (BaseEdge**2)) def SolveForVolumeRightPentagonalPyramid(): print ("Solving for the volume of a right pentagonal pyramid.") # math.tan(x in radians) - returns tangent of "x" in radians # Enter the length of the base edge and height BaseEdge = float(input("Enter the length of the base edge: ") ) height = float(input("Enter the height: ") ) # Change 54 degrees to radians so that we can use the math.tan function # Use math.radians() to convert degrees to radians FiftyFourInRadians = math.radians(54) print("54 in radians is: ", FiftyFourInRadians) # Now find the tangent Tangent54 = math.tan(FiftyFourInRadians) print("The tangent of 54 is: ", Tangent54) # Break equation into parts to make it easier to calculate VolumeRightPentagonalPyramid = ((5/12) * (Tangent54) * (height) * (BaseEdge**2)) print("Volume of the right pentagonal pyramid is: ", VolumeRightPentagonalPyramid) ContinueCalculations = "y" # Check to see if the user wants to continue to calculate the volume of a Right Pentagonal Pyramid while (ContinueCalculations=="y"): SolveForVolumeRightPentagonalPyramid() ContinueCalculations = input("Would like to do another calculation for the volume of a Right Pentagonal Pyramid? (y/n): ") print("==================================") print ("Thank you to www.Google.com for assistance with this formula.")