Height of a prism-shaped part of a machine is 8 cm and its base is an isosceles triangle, whose each of the equal sides is 5 cm and remaining side is 6 cm. The volume of the part is
Given height of the prism = 8 cm .........(1)
Area of the base,
$$\Rightarrow \frac{b}{4} \sqrt{4a^{2} - b^{2}}$$ (here a = 5, b = 6)
 $$\frac{6}{4} \sqrt{4(5)^{2} - 6^{2}}$$
$$ \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{64} = 12$$ .......(2)
Volume of the part = Area of the base x height of the prism
Substitute equation (1) and (2) in the above equation
Volume of the part = 12 x 8 = 96 cm
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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