Prism volume

Calculate the volume and surface area of the body that is created by cutting out a three-sided prism of the same height from a cuboid with dimensions of 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm, whose base is a right-angled triangle with dimensions of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm.

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

solid geometry

cuboid
surface area
prism

planimetry

right triangle
area of a shape
triangle
rectangle

Units of physical quantities

volume

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