Exercise 13 – 3:
1.Calculate the volumes of the following prisms (correct to 1 decimal place):
a)
6 cm
10 cm
7 cm
b)
20 cm
10 cm
5 cm
c)
5 cm
10 cm
2.The figure here is a triangular prism. The height of the prism is 7 units; the triangles, which both contain
right angles, have sides which are 2,
p
21 and 5 units long. Calculate the volume of the figure. Round to
two decimal places if necessary.
5
7
p 2
21
3.The figure here is a rectangular prism. The height of the prism is 12 units; the other dimensions of the
prism are 11 and 8 units. Find the volume of the figure.
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