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Volume, SM-Bank 052

The prism below has a cross-sectional area of 15 square millimetres.

Given its volume is 184.5 cubic millimetres, calculate the height, \((h)\), of the prism.  (2 marks)
 

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\(12.3\ \text{mm}\)

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\(V=184.5\ \text{mm}^3\ \text{and }A=15\ \text{mm}^2\)

\(V\) \(=Ah\)
\(184.5\) \(=15h\)
\(h\) \(=\dfrac{184.5}{15}\)
\(h\) \(=12.3\ \text{mm}\)