SOLUTION: The larger of two similar pyramids has 8 times the volume of the smaller. If the smaller pyramid is 5 inches high, how high is the larger pyramid?
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Question 319493: The larger of two similar pyramids has 8 times the volume of the smaller. If the smaller pyramid is 5 inches high, how high is the larger pyramid? Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! for similar figures , the ratio of the volumes is the cube of the ratio of the sides (or height)
the cube root of 8 is 2 , so the larger pyramid is twice as high as the smaller one
