Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

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The figure below shows a staircase-shaped prism of a uniform cross section. Given that every step is identical and is \(30\) cm in breadth, \(400\) cm in length and \(40\) cm in height, find

  1. the area of the cross section in \(\text{m}^2\),
  2. the total surface area of the prism in \(\text{m}^2\), and
  3. the volume of the prism in \(m^3\).

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Answer:(a) \(1.2\text{ m}^2\). (b) \(24.8\text{ m}^2\). (c) \(4.8\text{ m}^3\).

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