Question

A regular square pyramid just fits inside a cube (the base of the pyramid is congruent to a face of the cube and

Answer 1

Volume of reg sq. pyramid = vp
vp = 1/3×s^2×h, where s = side and h = height
Volume of cone = vc =1/3×h×pi×r^2
Now we know that h is the same for both, and the cones diameter = s of square base, so radius (r) = 1/2 s
so now vc = 1/3×h×pi×(1/2s)^2
let's remove the same items for both vc and vp
so 1/3 and h
now let's plug an arbitrary number into each:
vc = pi (10/2)^2 = 3.14×25 = 78.54
vp = s^2 = 10^2 = 100
So any square pyramid has slightly more volume than the cone