suppose a similar rectangular pyramid to the one shown (L = 24, W = 22, H = 28) has a scale factor of 2/3. what would the volume of the new pyramid?

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The volume \( V \) of a rectangular pyramid is given by the formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times L \times W \times H \]

where \( L \) is the length, \( W \) is the width, and \( H \) is the height.

For the original pyramid, we have:

  • \( L = 24 \)
  • \( W = 22 \)
  • \( H = 28 \)

Calculating the volume of the original pyramid:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 24 \times 22 \times 28 \]

Calculating \( 24 \times 22 \):

\[ 24 \times 22 = 528 \]

Now, calculating \( 528 \times 28 \):

\[ 528 \times 28 = 14784 \]

Now, substituting this value into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 14784 = 4928 \]

Now that we have the volume of the original pyramid \( V = 4928 \), we need to find the volume of the similar pyramid with a scale factor of \( \frac{2}{3} \).

The volume of similar figures scales by the cube of the scale factor. Therefore, the volume of the new pyramid can be calculated as:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = V_{\text{original}} \times \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^3 \]

Calculating \( \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^3 \):

\[ \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^3 = \frac{8}{27} \]

Now calculating the new volume:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = 4928 \times \frac{8}{27} \]

Calculating this expression:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = \frac{4928 \times 8}{27} = \frac{39424}{27} \approx 1457.59 \]

Thus, the volume of the new pyramid, rounded to two decimal places, is approximately:

\[ \boxed{1457.59} \]