Describe how the formulas for a cone, cylinder and pyramid are derived. What are the similarities between the volume of a cone and pyramid?

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simplymarie_x · Answer

Is it asking me for the volume formulas of each and how the formulas are the same because I can do all of that on my own. I just don't understand the way this question is set up lol

math&ing001 · Answer

Did you study integrals ?

simplymarie_x · Answer

No @math&ing001

math&ing001 · Answer

As for the origins of the formulas, they all derive from a revolution of a certain shape around one of the axis, and using the method of disks, which involves integrals. So I don't think they're asking you this.
For the similarities between the volume of a cone and pyramid, they are both 1/3 the area of the base times the height, and they both have cross sections parallel to the base that are congruent to each other.