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Originally Posted by Wayne87
Say you have a triangular prism that has a volume of 2.2 cubic meters. Using surface area and volume of a triangular prism how do you find the dimensions of it?
V = 1/2 bhl where b is the triangle base length, h is the triangle height, and l is the length between the triangles.
volume alone is not enough information to determine the dimensions. 2 examples:
2.2 cubic meters -> b=2m, h=2m, l=1.1m
but also : b=2m, h=1m, l=2.2m
there are infinite more.
