'Where Eels Lie Down' Worksheet
Right Triangular Prism Calculator
Use this worksheet to practice finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Right Triangular Prism. Adjust the height_1, base, and height using the labeled sliders. Answer the questions below. The multi-colored switches can be used to check your work.
Right Triangular Prism
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Q1. If each section of the 'Where Eels Lie Down' sculpture has right angle lengths (h_1 & b) of 1 metre, find the volume and surface area. Give your answers to metres squared and metres cubed, respectively
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Q2. If the art is made of up of a total of 19 perfectly exact of these prisms, what is the total volume?
3. Using your answer from Q1 and Q2, would you say you can use this same method to calculate the total surface area of the art? Why/Why not?