SOLUTION: Compare and contrast the formulas for the volume of a pyramid and the volume of a cone. Please help me and my friends are stuck on this please help me please and Thankyou if you

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Question 861519: Compare and contrast the formulas for the volume of a pyramid and the volume of a cone.
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,





The contrast is they have different types of bases: one rectangular the other circular

The similarity is:

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