Given:
A combined figure of a triangular prism and a cuboid.
To find:
The volume of the finished object assuming it is empty inside.
Solution:
From the given figure it is clear that the dimensions of the cuboid are 6 cm, 8 cm and 5 cm.
So, the volume of the cuboid is:
The volume of the cuboid is 240 cubic cm.
The area of a triangle is:
![Area=\dfrac{1}{2}\times base\times height](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Area%3D%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ctimes%20base%5Ctimes%20height)
Thus, the base area of the triangular prism whose base is 8 cm and height 4 cm, is:
![B=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 8\times 4](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=B%3D%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ctimes%208%5Ctimes%204)
![B=16](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=B%3D16)
The volume of a triangular prism is:
![V_2=Bh](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V_2%3DBh)
Where, B is the base area and h is the height of the prism.
The base area of the triangular prism is 16 square cm and the height is 5 cm. So, the volume of a triangular prism is:
![V_2=16(5)](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V_2%3D16%285%29)
![V_2=80](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V_2%3D80)
Now, the volume of the given figure is:
![V=V_1+V_2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V%3DV_1%2BV_2)
![V=240+80](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V%3D240%2B80)
![V=320](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=V%3D320)
Hence, the volume of the finished object is 320 cubic cm.