Explain the relationship between the volumes of a square pyramid and a rectangular prism if they each have a square bass with side length of 5 inches and they each have a height oh h inches.

Answer:
The volume of the pyramid is one third the volume of the rectangular prism
or
The volume of the prism is three times the volume of the pyramid
Step-by-step explanation:
step 1
Find the volume of the rectangular prism
The volume is equal to
[tex]V=Bh[/tex]
where
B is the area of the base
h is the height of the prism
Find the area of the base B
[tex]B=5^{2}=25\ in^{2}[/tex]
substitute
[tex]Vprism=25h\ in^{3}[/tex]
step 2
Find the volume of the square pyramid
The volume is equal to
[tex]V=(1/3)Bh[/tex]
where
B is the area of the base
h is the height of the pyramid
Find the area of the base B
[tex]B=5^{2}=25\ in^{2}[/tex]
substitute
[tex]Vpyramid=(1/3)25h\ in^{3}[/tex]
Remember that
[tex]Vprism=25h\ in^{3}[/tex]
substitute
[tex]Vpyramid=(1/3)Vprism[/tex]
The volume of the pyramid is one third the volume of the rectangular prism
or
[tex]Vprism=3Vpyramid[/tex]
The volume of the prism is three times the volume of the pyramid