Calculate the volume of the regular three dimensional figure drawn above, where < ABC = 90° (a right- angled triangle).

Calculate the volume of the regular three dimensional figure drawn above, where < ABC = 90° (a right- angled triangle).

A.

394 cm\(^3\)

B.

425 cm\(^3\)

C.

268 cm\(^3\)

D.

540 cm\(^3\)

Correct answer is D

|AC| = |DF| = 13 cm

Using Pythagoras theorem,

|AC|\(^2\) = |AB|\(^2\) + |BC|\(^2\)

13\(^2\) = 12\(^2\) + |BC|\(^2\)

|BC|\(^2\) = 169 - 144 = 25

|BC| = \(\sqrt{25}\)

= 5 cm

Volume of triangular prism = \(\frac{1}{2} \times base \times length \times height\)

= \(\frac{1}{2} \times 5 \times 12 \times 18\)

= 540 cm\(^3\)