193k views
4 votes
Popular chocolate bar Toblerone is packaged in a triangular prism. Its cross-section is an equilateral triangle of side 3.6 cm and a perpendicular height of 3.1 cm. The length of the bar is 21 cm.

a. State the number of faces, vertices, and edges for this triangular prism.

b. Find the volume of the packaging. Show all your workings and include units in your final answer.

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

a. The triangular prism has 5 faces, 9 vertices, and 12 edges.

b. To find the volume of the packaging, we need to multiply the area of the base (an equilateral triangle) by the height of the prism.

The area of an equilateral triangle with side length 3.6 cm is given by:

$A = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} s^2 = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(3.6\text{ cm})^2 \approx 5.270\text{ cm}^2$

So, the volume of the Toblerone packaging is:

$V = Ah = (5.270\text{ cm}^2)(21\text{ cm}) \approx 110.59\text{ cm}^3$

Therefore, the volume of the Toblerone packaging is approximately 110.59 cubic centimeters.

User Abasterfield
by
8.4k points