SOLUTION: If a triangular prism and a triangular pyramid have equal bases and equal altitudes, the volume of the prism is how many times the volume of the pyramid?

Question 4916: If a triangular prism and a triangular pyramid have equal bases and equal altitudes, the volume of the prism is how many times the volume of the pyramid?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because a pyramid (or a cone) comes to a point, it turns out that the volume is 1/3 of the volume that it would have been if it had been the same from bottom all the way to the top as a prism is. Therefore, the prism is 3 times the volume of a pyramid (or cone) of comparable base and height.

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