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Well, I know that a larger pyramid, an iceberg has:

Volume: 2469421500000 m^3

Base: 297700m x 165900m

height: 150m

 

Now 8/9 of the volume of this pyramid is underwater.

What is the height of the smaller pyramid, that is underwater

 Aug 22, 2017
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*Read the question for 3 times and finally understood what it means*'

We know that the 19 part of the pyramid is above water,  since the pyramid is three-dimensional, the volume of it is equal to the third power of its sides.

Now since we know that 89 of the volume is underwater, therefore the volume of the smaller pyramid which is above the water would be 8 times of the remaining pyramid which is underwater

The height of the smaller pyramid =x, with the height of the remaining pyramid =150x

x3:(150x)3=1:8

Therefore 150x would be 38=2 times larger than x:

150x=2x

3x=150

x=50(meters)

Done :D

(Time spent 2 hours)

 Aug 22, 2017
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Wow. You worked 2 hours straight to solve that? I don't have that much patience. laugh

*claps in respect*

I failed to even understand the question properly...   -_-

Gh0sty15  Aug 22, 2017

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