Check the picture below.
if you go from the slant height, the path is shorter to the top, since the hypotenuse is the longest of all sides in a right-triangle.
that said, is shorter but is also steeper, so the lateral edge is longer but less steep and thus a bit simpler though longer, but we're only asked on which is shorter.
Answer:
x=13.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the formula:
Sin theta=opposite/hypotenuse
Where theta=57 degrees
opposite =10.8
hypotenuse =x
Sin57=10.8/x
Xsin57=10.8
x=10.8/sin57
x=10.8/0.8
x=13.5
56.5ft x 17ft x 1ft = 960.5ft^3.
The question wants the answer in ft^3. One of the measurements is given as 13 inches but that converts to 1ft. And with the volume formula for rectangles is widthxlenghtxheight. Plug in the numbers.