Question

if the distance from one base to the other is 10 mm long and each triangle is 0.5 mm thick how many triangles would it take to fill up the prism

Answer 1

2. 20

Explanation:

2. The distance from one base of the prism to the other base of the prism, d = 10 mm

The thickness of each triangle to be used to fill the prism, t = 0.5 mm

The number of triangles needed, n, is therefore;

`n = (d)/(t)`

Where;

d represents the distance between the bases of the prism, t, represents the thickness of each triangle, and n represents the number of triangles it would take to fill up the prism

Therefore;

`n = (10 \, mm)/(0.5 \, mm) = 20`

The number of triangles it would take to fill up the prism, n = 20