SOLUTION: Similar pyramids have altitudes of 3cm and 4cm. The
volume of the smaller pyramid is 30cm^3. What is the
volume of the larger pyramid?
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volume of the smaller pyramid is 30cm^3. What is the
volume of the larger pyramid?
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Question 1177847: Similar pyramids have altitudes of 3cm and 4cm. The
volume of the smaller pyramid is 30cm^3. What is the
volume of the larger pyramid? Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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the ratio of altitudes:
since pyramids are similar, volumes are proportional in same ratio of altitudes:
the volume of the larger pyramid is
The solution and the answer in the post by @MathLover1 are both ABSOLUTELY WRONG.
I came to bring a correct solution.
For similar 3D solids, the ratio of their volumes is the cube of the ratio of their respective linear dimensions.
Since in this problem the ratio of linear dimensions is , the ratio of their volumes is .
Therefore, the volume of the larger pyramid is = = 213 cm^3.
ANSWER. The larger pyramid volume is 213 cm^3.
Solved (correctly).
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