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What's the relationship between the volume of the pyramid inscribed in a cube and the volume of the cube?

What's the relationship between the volume of the pyramid inscribed in a cube and-example-1

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Answer:

3 times greater

Explanation:

The volume of the cube is 3 times greater than the volume of a pyramid

User Krizz
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let
x--------> the side length of the cube

we know that
[volume of a cube]=x³

[volume of a pyramid]=[area of the base]*h/3
area of the base=x²
h=x
[volume of a pyramid]=[x²]*x/3-----> x³/3
so

[volume of a pyramid]=[volume of a cube]/3

the answer is
[volume of a pyramid]=[volume of a cube]/3


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