document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4916>Question 4916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.\r<BR>\n" );
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