Question

How are the volume formulas for right prisms and pyramids the same?

A) They both involve slant height.
B) They both are mulitplied by 1 3 .
C) No part of the formulas are the same.
D) They both multiply the area of the base by the height.

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

The volume of a right prism is:

V = Ah

where A is the area of the base, and h is the height.

The volume of a pyramid is:

V = ⅓ Ah

where A is the area of the base, and h is the height.

What these formulas have in common is that they both multiply the area of the base by the height.