SOLUTION: volume of triangular prism if the base has sides 13, 14, 15 and the height is 13

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Question 146743: volume of triangular prism if the base has sides 13, 14, 15 and the height is 13
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can split a 13-14-15 triangle into a 9-12-15 triangle and a 5-12-13 triangle.

So, the area of the base is (9*12)/2 + (5*12)/2 = 84.

volume = (base)(height) = (84)(3) = 252

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