SOLUTION: A 90 -45 -45 set triangle is 2mm thick and its two shorter sides both measures 15 cm. Find the volume in cm^3

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Question 1181907: A 90 -45 -45 set triangle is 2mm thick and its two shorter sides both measures 15 cm. Find the volume in cm^3
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw the triangle ABC with B the right angle.
Stand the triangle so B is to the left. The base is 15 cm and the height is 15 cm. The area is (1/2) their product, 225 cm^2, or 112.5 cm^2. The volume is that product *2 mm or 0.2 cm
= 22.5 cm^3.