Calculate a prism

Calculate the volume and surface area of a prism whose height is 16 cm and whose base is a right triangle with sides of 5 cm and 12 cm and a hypotenuse of 13 cm.

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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

solid geometry

surface area
prism

planimetry

right triangle
area of a shape
perimeter
triangle

Units of physical quantities

volume
area

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