Question

The triangular prism shown below is 6 \,\text{cm}6cm6, start text, c, m, end text wide and 4\,\text{cm}4cm4, start text, c, m, end text deep. The vertical height is 7\,\text{cm}7cm7, start text, c, m, end text. What is the length of the side edge, sss, of the triangular prism? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Question :

The triangular prism shown below is 6 cm wide and 4 cm deep. The vertical height is 7 cm. What is the length of the side edge, s, of the triangular prism? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer: 7.62cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Width = 6cm

Depth = 4cm

Vertical height = 7cm

Splitting the face of the prism into two:

Thus the width becoming 6cm/2 = 3cm and vertical height = 7cm

Using Pythagoras ;

The side edge 's' equals

s^2 = width^2 + height^2

s = √(width^2 + height^2)

s = √(3^2 + 7^2

s = √9 + 49

s = √58

s = 7.62cm