SOLUTION: Find the volume of air in a greenhouse. The length of the building is 40 ft. long, the width is 20 ft. long, and it is 8 ft from the ground to the gable. The triangular prism on t

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Question 1070423: Find the volume of air in a greenhouse. The length of the building is 40 ft. long, the width is 20 ft. long, and it is 8 ft from the ground to the gable. The triangular prism on top, the height of the triangle is 7 ft.
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Volume of a rectangular prism is

Volume of a triangular prism is

Area of the triangular base is where

The volume of the entire greenhouse is the sum of the two parts. You can do your own arithmetic.

John

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