Question

(Will Medal) A right prism is shown below.

Semester Test, Part 1

What is the volume of the right prism?

A.
600 in3

B.
50 in3

C.
400 in3

D.
1200 in3

Answer 1

I think its C.

Answer 2

not quite;

the formula for a prism is V = bh, where b is the area of the base and h is the height

h = 10, what is the area of the base? (hint: the base is a right triangle with sides 8 and 15)

Answer 3

But wouldnt the base be 8??

Answer 4

nope, the base is the whole triangle

Answer 5

So 50?

Answer 6

how are you getting 50?

Answer 7

When you said the whole triangle I assumed you ment all of the numbers added together. but Now I think the base might be 17

Answer 8

no, the base is the AREA of the triangle

Answer 9

do you know how to find the area of a triangle?

Answer 10

right, so what's the area of the triangle?