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How do I calculate the area of a triangular prism?

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To find the surface area of a triangular prism, you would find the area of all the faces, then add them together.

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How can I find the volume of a rectangular prism?

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To find the volume of a rectangular prism, multiply the prism's width, height, and length. V = w*h*l

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How do I find the volume of a square pyramid?

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V = (1/3)(s²)(h), where s is the length of a side of the base, and h is the height.

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How do I calculate volume if there are 3 numbers?

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Just times all the numbers together. Once you do, the number you get will be your final answer cubed.

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I need to find the height of a display box shaped like a triangular prism that holds 875 cm3. The bottom of the box measures 35cm by 10 cm. How do I find this?

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Divide the volume of the prism by the area of the triangle.

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How do I calculate the surface area of a hexagonal prism?

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Assuming you know the length of each side, multiply the full perimeter by the height. If you need to include the surface area of the two ends of the prism, calculate the area of a hexagonal end, double it, and add that to the lateral surfaces calculated above.

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How can I work out the volume of a triangular prism without the height?

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You can't.

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How do I calculate the surface area of a triangular prism?

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To calculate the surface area, you need to take the sum of the areas of each side. There will be five sides to a triangular prism -- three rectangles and two triangles. Use the formula A=0.5(base*height) to get the area for each triangle. For the rectangles, simply use width*length. After you have the areas for each individual face, add them together. This will give you the total surface area.

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A triangular prism has a volume of 350 cubic meters. If the dimensions are tripled, what is the volume of the new prism?

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The new volume is nine times the old volume (three dimensions, each tripled).

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How many bases are in a triangular prism?

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The top and bottom, which are triangles, are bases. The three rectangles are called lateral faces. A triangular prism has five faces consisting of two triangular bases and three rectangular lateral faces. A base is also a face.

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Can a triangular prism have a height of 14 centimeters and a base area of 7 square centimeters?

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Yes. It can have any height and base.

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I have a volume= 2100m cubed. What are the dimensions of the prism?

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You don't have enough information to answer that question.

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What are the formulas to find volume, area and perimeter?

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To find volume, find the area of the base, and multiply it by the height. To find the area, if it is a triangle, it is Base x Height divided by 2. If it is a square or rectangle, Base x Height. If it is 3D, add all the sides together.

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Is it possible to find area of a cylinder another way that does not involve triangles?

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Yes, find the circumference of the circle and multiply it by the height, then find the area of the circles (A=2 π r) or (A= π d) and add them together. Don't forget there are two circles.

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How can I find the volume for irregular-shaped triangular prisms?

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Multiply the height of the prism by the area of the triangle (one-half the triangle's base times its height).

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How do I calculate the volume if I know that b=8 h=10 H=12?

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8x10x12=x, x÷2=your answer! Basically, the formula for volume of any triangle is l*w*h÷2=answer. *=multiplication.

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How do I find the volume of a right angled triangular prism?

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First, you need to find area of right angle triangle (A) where,A=(1/2)xPerpendiculerxBase and you have given height(H), Volume=A×H.

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How do I find the surface area of a triangular prism?

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Take twice the area of the triangle. Add that to the product of the triangle's perimeter and the height of the prism.

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How do I find the volume of a rectangular pyramid?

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See Method 1 of Calculate the Volume of a Pyramid .

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