PLEASE HELP QUICK A prism has 2 congruent hexagonal bases like the one shown. Each hexagon is made from 2 congruent isosceles trapezoids. The volume of the prism is 234 cubic units. What is the height of the prism? 3 units 4 units 6 units 8 units

PLEASE HELP QUICK A prism has 2 congruent hexagonal bases like the one shown Each hexagon is made from 2 congruent isosceles trapezoids The volume of the prism class=

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Answer: C) 6 units

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Explanation:

Let's find the area of the hexagon. It's composed of two identical (aka congruent) trapezoids.

Each trapezoid has two parallel bases of 4+4 = 8 and 5 units. The height is 3. The area of one trapezoid is

area = height(base1+base2)/2

area = 3*(8+5)/2

area = 19.5

which doubles to 2*19.5 = 39 to represent the area of the entire hexagon

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The volume of any prism is found through this formula

volume = (area of base)*(height of prism)

We just found the area of the base to be 39. The height is unknown, so we'll call it h. The volume is given to be 234.

We end up with this equation

234 = 39h

which solves to h = 6 after dividing both sides by 39. This prism has a height of 6 units.

The height of the prism is 6 units

What is Hexagonal prism?

The hexagonal prism is a prism with hexagonal base.

What is isosceles trapezoid?

An isosceles trapezoid is a convex quadrilateral with a line of symmetry bisecting one pair of opposite sides.

What is Volume?

Volume is a scalar quantity expressing the amount of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface.

Given,

Each hexagon is made from two congruent isosceles trapezoids

Therefore

Area of one isosceles trapezoids = [tex](a+b).(\frac{h}{2} )[/tex]

where,

a =4+4 = 8 units

b = 5 units

h = 3 units

Area of one isosceles trapezoids =[tex](8+5)(\frac{3}{2} )[/tex] =19.5 unit square

Area of  the hexagon = Area of two isosceles trapezoids

Area of hexagon = 2× 19.5 = 39 unit square

We know that,

Volume = Base area × Height

Volume = 234 cubic units

234 = 39 × h

h = [tex]\frac{234}{39}[/tex] = 6 units

Hence, the height of the prism is 6 units

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