A rectangular pyramid has a volume of 10 cm3 . What is the volume of a rectangular prism given it has a congruent base and height to the pyramid?(1 point)
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Given that the volume of the rectangular pyramid is 10 cm3, we can use the formula for the volume of a rectangular pyramid: V = (1/3) * base area * height. Since the base and height of the rectangular prism are congruent to the pyramid, the volume of the prism will simply be 3 times the volume of the pyramid.
Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism = 10 cm3 * 3 = 30 cm3.
So, the volume of the rectangular prism is 30 cm3. Thank you for pointing out the error.
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The volume of a rectangular pyramid can be calculated using the formula: V = (1/3) * base area * height.
Given that the volume of the rectangular pyramid is 10 cm3, and the base area and height are congruent to that of the rectangular prism, we can set up the equation:
10 = (1/3) * base area * height
Since the base area and height are congruent in both the pyramid and the prism, the base area of the prism is the same as the base area of the pyramid. Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:
10 = (1/3) * base area * base area * height
10 = (1/3) * base area^2 * height
Now, to find the volume of the rectangular prism, we need to double the volume of the pyramid (since the prism has double the volume of the pyramid due to the same base area and height).
Volume of prism = 10 * 2 = 20 cm3
Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism is 20 cm3.