A triangular prism has a right triangle as its base. The legs of the right triangle are 3 inches and 4 inches respectively, and the height of the prism is 10 inches. What is the volume?

Answer 1

First, calculate the area of the triangle base. This is 1/2 * first leg * second leg, or 1/2 * 3 * 4 = 6.

Then, multiply that base area times the height to get the total volume. V = bh = 6*10 = 60 cubic inches.