A carpenter made a storage container in the shape of a rectangular prism. it is 5 feet high and has a volume of 720 cubic feet. he wants to make a second container with the same height and volume as the first one, but in the shape of a triangular prism. what will be the number of square feet in the area of the base of the new container

Respuesta :

Volume of a triangular prism = base area x height

720 = base area x 5

base area = 720 ÷ 5 = 144 ft²

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Answer: The base area is 144 ft²
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