A trap for insects is in the shape of a triangular prism. The area of the base is 3.5in^2 and the height of the prism is 5 in. What is the volume of this trap?
We already have the base area, DB........we just need to multiply this by the height....
So we have......
(3.5)in^2 x (5) in = 17.5 in^3
Volume=1/2BH, base is B, H is height.
V=(3.5)(5)(0.5) in^2.
