I am a bit confused. I have to find the volume of a triangular prism.
B=1/2bh=1/2 (8x3)=12ft
Now I have to find the volume how would I do this with the numbers provided
well, you have to know what h is, right?
sorry. You have the area of the triangular base.
Now you need the length (or height) of the prism.
V = Bh
here, "h" is the height of the prism perpendicular to the base, not the height of the triangular base.
The volume of prisms is always Bh.
Hello Steve.
The Base is 8ft
The Height is 3ft
They are saying in the math problem to find the volume though
Hello Steve.
The second part shows this in my math page:
V=BH= ____ x ______ft_____= ft
I guess I am not sure what to put in the spaces?
I thought Volume of a triangular prism was
V=1/2 b x h x l?
Steve I know that I have to take 12ft x height for the volume
you are correct that
V=1/2 b x h x l
Unfortunately, you have not given a value for l
To find the volume of a triangular prism, you need to multiply the base area by the height of the prism. In your case, the base area is given as 12ft (which you correctly found by using the formula for the area of a triangle: 1/2 base times height).
Now, to find the volume, you need the height of the prism. The height of the prism is typically given as the perpendicular distance between the two parallel bases.
If you have the height of the prism, let's say it is 6ft, you can calculate the volume as follows:
Volume = Base Area x Height
Volume = 12ft x 6ft
Volume = 72 cubic feet
So, with the information you provided, and assuming a height of 6ft, the volume of the triangular prism would be 72 cubic feet.