After machine language, what is the next most basic type of programming language, which still uses many length strings of numerals and cryptic language, but does at least make use of some abbreviations of english words and commands

Basic would be the most basic lanauge. It was created in M.I.T. and was one of the first programming lanauges.

Hypothesis: volumes of both figures are equal.the volume of  figure 1 is: .the volume of figure 2 is: .since , you can conclude that and . so, .volumes of figures are equal only when an angle in the basis is right (then figures will be the same), in another cases volume of figure 1 is less than volume of figure 2.the hypothesis was not correct in all cases.