document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622495>Question 622495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A prism has triangular base with sides 6, 8 and 10. The height is 10. What's the volume?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I \"got\" the answer, I just clicked to see which answer was correct, and the answer that was correct is 240. Why is that the answer?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=391435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle with sides measuring 6, 8 and 10 is a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I could use the Pythagorean theorem to prove it, but triangles with side lengths in the ratio 3:4:5 are very popular with teachers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All teachers remember that a triangle with side lengths 3,4 and 5 is a right triangle because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2%2B4%5E2=5%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2%2B4%5E2=5%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and scaled up versions are similar triangles that show up in many problems).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sides with length 6 and 8 are the legs of the right triangle, perpendicular to each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we call one of them the base of the triangle, the other would be the height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the area of the triangle can be calculated as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%281%2F2%29%2A6%2A8=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%281%2F2%29%2A6%2A8=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume of a prism can be calculated by multiplying the area of the base times the height,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The prism in the problem has a base area of 24, and a height of 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its volume is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2A10=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2A10=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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