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Volume, SMB-003

Steel rods are manufactured in the shape of equilateral triangular prisms.

 

Find the volume of the prism (answer correct to 1 decimal place).  (3 marks)

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`3464.1\ text(cm)^3`

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`text{Area of triangular face (using sine rule)}`

`=1/2 xx 10 xx 10 xx sin60°`

`=43.301…`

 

`text(Volume)` `=Ah`
  `=43.301… xx 80`
  `=3464.10…`
  `=3464.1\ text{cm³  (1 d.p.)}`

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