SOLUTION: A candy company has decided to sell candy in a new package that is shaped like a triangular prism. In order to calculate the volume of the package, the area of the base must be det

Question 1181586: A candy company has decided to sell candy in a new package that is shaped like a triangular prism. In order to calculate the volume of the package, the area of the base must be determined.
If the base of the package is an equilateral triangle with sides 10 centimeters (cm) long, what is the area of the base?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of an equilateral triangle with side s is (1/2)bh
b=s
h=(s/2)(sqrt(3))
so the area is (s^2/4)(sqrt(3)) cm^2
or (100/4) sqrt(3) cm^2
or 25 sqrt(3) cm ^2
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