Han has to build the figure below, which will serve as a counterweight, for his robotics project. Find the VOLUME of the finished object assuming it is empty inside.

Han has to build the figure below which will serve as a counterweight for his robotics project Find the VOLUME of the finished object assuming it is empty insid class=

Respuesta :

Given:

A figure of a robotics project.

To find:

The volume of the finished object assuming it is empty inside.

Solution:

The given figure contains a triangular prism and a cuboid.

The dimensions of the cuboid are 6 cm, 8 cm and 5 cm. So, the volume of the cuboid is:

[tex]V_1=length\times width\times height[/tex]

[tex]V_1=6\times 8\times 5[/tex]

[tex]V_1=240[/tex]

So, the volume of the cuboid is 240 cubic cm.

The area of a triangle is:

[tex]Area=\dfrac{1}{2}\times base\times height[/tex]

So, the area of the base of the triangular prism whose base is 8 cm and height 4 cm, is:

[tex]B=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 8\times 4[/tex]

[tex]B=16[/tex]

The volume of a triangular prism is:

[tex]V_2=Bh[/tex]

Where, B is the base area and h is the height of the prism.

The base area of the triangular prism is 16 square cm and the height is 5 cm. So, the volume of a triangular prism is:

[tex]V_2=16(5)[/tex]

[tex]V_2=80[/tex]

Now, the volume of the given figure is:

[tex]V=V_1+V_2[/tex]

[tex]V=240+80[/tex]

[tex]V=320[/tex]

Therefore, the volume of the finished object is 320 cubic cm.