A restaurant wants you to create a box for their pizza that is a triangular prism. The triangular base is 6 inches wide and has a height of 6 inches. The box is 3 inches tall. What is the volume of pizza that can fit in the box?
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The area of a triangle is given by the formula A = 1/2 * base * height. In this case, the base is 6 inches and the height is also 6 inches. Therefore, the area of the triangular base is: A = 1/2 * 6 inches * 6 inches = 18 square inches Show more…
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