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Printjmc
geometry senior
Problem
shown below is a right rectangular prism. If the volume of pyramid is 20, then what is the volume of ?

Solution
We add the edges of the pyramid to our diagram below.
Taking to be the base of pyramid , the height is . Therefore, the volume of pyramid is We are given that this volume equals 20, so we have The volume of prism is the product of area of and the height of the prism, which equals . The area of is half the area of rectangle , so we have
Taking to be the base of pyramid , the height is . Therefore, the volume of pyramid is We are given that this volume equals 20, so we have The volume of prism is the product of area of and the height of the prism, which equals . The area of is half the area of rectangle , so we have
Final answer
120