Calculate the volume of different 3D shapes, given the units and measurements required. The formulae for the volume of each shape are available as steps if required.
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In this example the easiest way to calculate the volume is to take the area of the triangular face first with $\\mathrm{base} = \\var{w6}m$ and $\\mathrm{height} = \\var{h6}m\\thinspace$.
\\begin{align}
\\mathrm{Area\\thinspace_\\triangle} &= \\frac{\\mathrm{base} \\times \\mathrm{height}}{2} \\\\
&= \\frac{\\var{w6} \\times \\var{h6}}{2} \\\\
&= \\var{0.5*w6*h6}\\, \\mathrm{m}^2\\,.
\\end{align}
Now that we have the area of the triangular face ($\\mathrm{Area\\thinspace_\\triangle}$) we can multiply this by the $\\mathrm{depth} = \\var{d6}m\\thinspace$.
\n\\begin{align}
\\mathrm{Volume} &= \\mathrm{Area\\thinspace_\\triangle} \\times \\mathrm{depth} \\\\
&= \\var{0.5*w6*h6} \\times \\var{d6} \\\\
&= \\var{0.5*w6*h6*d6}\\, \\mathrm{m}^2\\,.
\\end{align}
Side of square in cuboid.
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\n\n$\\mathrm{Volume} =$[[0]]$\\mathrm{m}^3$.
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\n\\begin{align}
\\mathrm{Volume} &= \\mathrm{Area\\thinspace_\\triangle} \\times \\mathrm{depth} \\\\
&= \\frac{\\mathrm{base} \\times \\mathrm{height}}{2} \\times \\mathrm{depth}
\\end{align}