SOLUTION: Is it possible for a cone and a pyramid both of which have whole-number dimensions to have the same volume? Why or why not?

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Question 213650: Is it possible for a cone and a pyramid both of which have whole-number dimensions to have the same volume? Why or why not?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, because a cone, since it contains pi will have an irrational number as its result and a pyramid since it contains only whole numbers will have only rational numbers for its result.
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Ed