Jenny has a gift box shaped like a triangular prism. Each side of the base is 12 cm. The triangular base has a height of 10.4 cm. The prism is 68 cm tall. Find the amount of the gift wrap needed to cover the box
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Side = 12 cm
Height of base= 10.4 cm
Area of base = 1/ 2 × side × height of base
= 1/ 2 × 12 × 10.4
= 62.4 cm²
Volume of triangular prism = Area × height of prism
= 62.4 × 68
= 4243.2 cm³
Hence, Volume of triangular prism is 4243.2 cm³.