a flower pot is in the shape of a triangular prism the base is in the shape of a right triangle with legs that measure 8 inches and 9 inches the height of the flower pot is 12 inches . what is the volume of the flower pot in cubic inches
To find the volume of the flower pot, we first need to find the area of the base of the triangular prism.
The area of a right triangle is 1/2 * base * height. In this case, the base is 8 inches and the height is 9 inches, so the area of the base is 1/2 * 8 * 9 = 36 square inches.
Now that we have the area of the base, we can find the volume of the flower pot by multiplying the area of the base by the height of the prism. The height of the flower pot is 12 inches.
Therefore, the volume of the flower pot is 36 * 12 = 432 cubic inches.