document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077393>Question 1077393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which is larger, the volume of the prism or the volume of the pyramid?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The prism cube is 10 m x 10 m x 10 m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The pyramid is a square pyramid.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The square Is 10 m x 10 m and it is 10 m high.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #691856 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=691856\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The prism (which is more specifically a cube in this case) is larger by volume\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of cube = 10*10*10 = 1,000 cubic meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of square pyramid = (1/3)*10*10*10 = 1000/3 = 333.33 cubic meters (approximately)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Essentially, we can fit 3 of these pyramids into 1 cube assuming we can cut the pyramid up into smaller pieces. The formulas I used are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of rectangular prism = (length)*(width)*(height)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "volume of rectangular pyramid = (1/3)*(length)*(width)*(height) </SPAN>\n" );
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