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The volume of this triangular prism is 95,030 cubic inches. What is the value of m?

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The volume of this triangular prism is 95,030 cubic inches. What is the value of m-example-1

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Answer:

About 28 inches

Explanation:

See attached image. Remember that Volume of a prism can be found by multiplying the area of the side face, by the depth.

Our side face is the shape of a triangle, and the depth is the unknown, m.

Solve the area of the triangle

Divide the volume by the area of the triangle to find our depth

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