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A square pyramid A is similar to pyramid the volume of pyramid are 1224 cubic.meters and 73 cubic meters the height of pyramid A is 18 meters. what are the possible lengths of one side if pyramid B's base? plz help



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Final answer:

The possible length of one side of pyramid B's base is approximately 24.41 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's call the length of one side of pyramid B's base as x. Since pyramid A is similar to pyramid B, the ratio of their volumes is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their corresponding side lengths. We can set up the following equation:

(x/18)^3 = 1224/73

Now we can solve for x:

x = (18 * cuberoot(1224/73))

So the possible length of one side of pyramid B's base is approximately 24.41 meters.

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