Question

The base of pyramid A is a rectangle with a length of 10 meters and a width of 20 meters. The base of pyramid B is a square with 10-meter sides.

The heights of the pyramids are the same.
The volume of pyramid Als
y the volume of pyramid B. If the helght of pyramid B increases to twice that of pyramid A, the
new volume of pyramid B is
the volume of pyramid A.

Answer 1

a. The volume of Pyramid A is double that of Pyramid B.

b. The new volume of B is equal to the volume of A.

Explanation:

The base of pyramid A is a rectangle with length 10 meters and width 20 meters.

The base of pyramid B is a square of side length 10 meter.

Both pyramids have the same height, h.

The volume of a pyramid is given as:

V = lwh / 3

where l = length

w = width

h = height

The volume of Pyramid A is:

V = (10 * 20 * h) / 3 = 66.7h cubic metres

The volume of Pyramid B is:

V = (10 * 10 * h) / 3 = 33.3h cubic metres

By comparing their values, the volume of Pyramid A is double that of Pyramid B.

If the height of B increases to 2h, its new volume is:

V = (10 * 10 * 2h) / 3 = 66.7h cubic metres

The new volume of B is equal to the volume of A.