Solved on Nov 29, 2023

Find the volume of an equilateral triangular prism with height 25cm25 \mathrm{cm} and base side length 6cm6 \mathrm{cm}.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The prism is a triangular prism.
2. The base of the prism is an equilateral triangle.
3. The sides of the equilateral triangle are all 6 cm.
4. The height of the prism is 25 cm.

STEP 2

First, we need to find the area of the triangular base. The formula for the area of an equilateral triangle is given by:
Areatriangle=34×(side)2Area_{triangle} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times (side)^2

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given value for the side of the triangle to calculate the area.
Areatriangle=34×(6cm)2Area_{triangle} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times (6\, cm)^2

STEP 4

Calculate the area of the triangle.
Areatriangle=34×36cm2=93cm2Area_{triangle} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times 36\, cm^2 = 9\sqrt{3}\, cm^2

STEP 5

Now that we have the area of the base, we can find the volume of the prism. The formula for the volume of a prism is given by:
Volumeprism=Areabase×HeightVolume_{prism} = Area_{base} \times Height

STEP 6

Plug in the values for the area of the base and the height to calculate the volume.
Volumeprism=93cm2×25cmVolume_{prism} = 9\sqrt{3}\, cm^2 \times 25\, cm

STEP 7

Calculate the volume of the prism.
Volumeprism=93cm2×25cm=2253cm3Volume_{prism} = 9\sqrt{3}\, cm^2 \times 25\, cm = 225\sqrt{3}\, cm^3
The volume of the triangular based prism is 2253cm3225\sqrt{3}\, cm^3.

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