Jeff put a small box that is 12 inches Long 8 inches wide and 4 inches tall inside a box that is 20 inches long 15 inches wide a
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
a). By applying Pythagoras theorem in right triangle ABC,
AC² = AB² + BC²
20² = 16² + BC²
BC =
= 12
Therefore, another leg of the triangular base = 12 cm
Area of the triangular base ABC =
=
= 96 cm²
Volume of a triangular prism = Area of the triangular base × height
960 = 96 × b
b = 10 cm
b). Area of the triangle ABC = 96 cm²
