Find the volume of a pyramid whose base is a square with side lengths of 6 units and height of 8 units.
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Problem 2
A cylinder has radius 9 inches and height 15 inches. A cone has the same radius and height.
Find the volume of the cylinder.
Find the volume of the cone.
What fraction of the cylinder’s volume is the cone’s volume?
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Problem 3
Each solid in the image has a height of 4 units. The area of each solid’s base is 8 square units. A cross-section has been created in each by dilating the base using the apex as a center with a scale factor of \(k=0.25\).
Calculate the area of each of the 2 cross-sections.
Suppose a new cross-section was created in each solid, both at the same height, using some scale factor \(k\). How would the areas of these 2 cross-sections compare? Explain your reasoning.
This zigzag crystal vase has a height of 20 centimeters. The cross-sections parallel to the base are always rectangles that are 12 centimeters wide by 6 centimeters long.
If we assume the crystal itself has no thickness, what would be the volume of the vase?
The crystal is actually 1 centimeter thick on each of the sides and on the bottom. Approximately how much space is contained within the vase? Explain or show your reasoning.