9514 1404 393
Answer:
160 cm³
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of the linear dimensions is the square root of the ratio of areas:
scale factor B/A= √(64/144) = 8/12 = 2/3
The ratio of volumes is the cube of the scale factor:
(volume B)/(volume A) = (2/3)³ = 8/27
Then the volume of pyramid B is ...
volume B = (volume A) × (volume B)/(volume A)
= (540 cm³) × (8/27) = 160 cm³ . . . . volume of pyramid B
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Equivalently, the ratio of volumes is the 3/2 power of the ratio of areas.
Vb = Va(64/144)^(3/2) = (540 cm³)(4/9)^(3/2) = (540)(8/27) cm³ = 160 cm³
