3D Geometry Important Question

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This bilingual 3D geometry lesson solves a right-prism problem: the triangular base has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm; volume is 7560 cm³; find lateral surface area. The instructor first computes the base perimeter P = 20 + 21 + 29 = 70 cm. A red right-triangle is sketched on the prism’s end face, and the Pythagorean check 20² + 21² = 29² (400 + 441 = 841) confirms the base is a right triangle, so its area is ½ × b × h = ½ × 20 × 21 = 210 cm². Using volume V = base area × prism height, the instructor finds h = 7560 / 210 = 36 cm. Finally, lateral surface area LSA = P × h = 70 × 36 = 2520 cm², matching option 4. The method emphasizes recognizing a right-triangle base from side lengths, computing area via ½bh, extracting prism height from volume, and applying LSA = perimeter × height.

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1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

   The bilingual problem is displayed in English and Hindi: a right-prism with triangular base sides 20 cm, 21 cm, 29 cm and volume 7560 cm³; options are 2448, 2556, 2484, 2520 cm². A light-blue wireframe triangular prism appears at lower left. The instructor begins red handwritten work: perimeter P = 20 + 21 + 29 = 70 cm, then boxes the triangle area formula ½ × b × h and sketches a red right-triangle on the prism’s end face to mark base and height.

2. 2:00 – 4:39 02:00-04:39

   The instructor verifies the base is a right triangle by writing 20² + 21² = 29² and 400 + 441 = 841, then computes base area as ½ × 20 × 21 = 210 cm². Using volume, the prism height is found: h = 7560 / 210 = 36 cm. The lateral surface area is then calculated with LSA = P × h = 70 × 36 = 2520 cm², and the answer is circled as option 4.

The lesson teaches a systematic approach to right-prism lateral surface area when the base is a triangle. Key steps: (1) compute perimeter from side lengths; (2) test for a right triangle using the Pythagorean theorem to justify area = ½bh; (3) compute base area; (4) derive prism height from V = base area × h; (5) apply LSA = perimeter × height. The worked example yields 2520 cm², reinforcing that lateral surface area depends only on base perimeter and prism height, not on the shape’s internal angles once area is known.