document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=868327>Question 868327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular pyramid has a volume of 190 cubic centimeters. Find two possible sets of measurement for the base area and height 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 #523476 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=523476\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a pyramid is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (1/3)*A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where V is the volume, A is the area of the base, h is the height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in V = 190 and isolate A*h to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (1/3)*A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "190 = (1/3)*A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "190*3 = A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "570 = A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for either A or h. I'm going to solve for A to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "570 = A*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "570/h = A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can plug in arbitrary values of h to get corresponding values of A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, if h = 1, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or if h = 2, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 285\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So two possible sets of measurement for the base area A and the height h are: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 570, h = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 285, h = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are infinitely more combos (just make sure both A and h are positive). </SPAN>\n" );
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