document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194250>Question 1194250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the right triangular prism, suppose that the sides of the triangular base measure 4 m, 6 m, and 7 m. The altitude is 9 m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the total area (in square meters) of the prism. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the volume (in cubic meters) of the prism. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As an alternative formula to calculate the area of a triangle, we can use Heron's Formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First we need to calculate the semiperimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = semiperimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (perimeter)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (a+b+c)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (4+6+7)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 8.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we can calculate the area<BR>\n" );
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