document.write( "Question 962364: the base is a right triangle with a leg of 8 inches and hypotenuse of 10 inches the height of the prism is 15 inches what is the volume of the triangular prism? \n" ); document.write( "

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The formula for volume of anything is Bh or base X height\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "area of triangle: (base * height)/2
\n" ); document.write( "in this triangle we are given 1 leg and the hypotenuse, we must find what the other leg is so we use Pythagorean. sqrt(100-64)= 6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "finding the area of triangle base: (6*8)/2 = 24 in^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(B= 24 in^2 ) * (h=15 in) = 360 in ^3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the volume of the prism is 360 in^3 \n" ); document.write( "

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