Respuesta :
Answer:
The area of the two-dimensional cross section is 30 feet²
Step-by-step explanation:
* Lets explain what is the right triangular prism
- The right triangular prism has five faces
- Two right triangular bases (cross sections)
- Three rectangular faces
- Its volume V = area of its base × its height
- Its surface area SA = the sum of the areas of the five faces
- The area of the triangular bases = 1/2 × base of Δ × height of Δ
* Lets solve the problem
- ABCFED is a right triangular prism
- Its two parallel bases are ABC and DEF
- Its bases are congruent right triangles
∴ AB = DE , BC = EF , AC = DF
∵ AB = 5 feet
∴ DE = 5 feet
- The two-dimensional cross section that is parallel to face ABC
is the face DEF
∵ Δ DEF is right triangle , where angle E is a right angle
∴ DE and EF are the base and the height of Δ DEF
∵ DE = 5 feet ⇒ proved
∵ EF = 12 feet ⇒ given
∴ The area of Δ DEF = 1/2 × 5 × 12 = 30 feet²
∵ The two-dimensional cross section that is parallel to face ABC
is the face DEF
* The area of the two-dimensional cross section is 30 feet²
Answer:
The area of the cross section is 30 feet².
Step-by-step explanation:
The area is 30, because you want to multiply 5 and 12, then multiply that by 1/2 to find the area of a right triangle.