Question

What is the volume of the following triangular prism?

Answer 1

Answer:

$V=150cm^3$

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to find area of the triangle with a base of 4 cm and a height of 5cm, and then multiply that by the length of the prism of 15cm.

The area of the triangle is given by the  formula:

$A_T=\frac{bh}{2}$

where b is the base: $b=4cm$ and h is the height: $h=5cm$

thus, in this case we have:

$A_T=\frac{(4cm)(5cm)}{2}\\ \\A_T=\frac{20cm^2}{2} \\\\A_T=10cm^2$

And now, the volume will be the area of the triangle multiplied by the length $l=15cm$ of the prism:

$V=A_T*l$

Substituting the known values:

$V=10cm^2*15cm\\V=150cm^3$

The volume in cubic centimeters is 150.