Answer:
14 prisms can be accomodated
Their total volume would be 504 in³
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we have to figure out the angle at the vertex. For that, we need the Law of cosines. c²=a²+b²-2ab*cos(c)
4²=9²+9²-2(9)(9)cos(c)
16=81+81-162cos(c)
16-81-81=-162cos(c)
-142=-162cos(c)
-142/-162=cos(c)
.9=cos(c)
use the inverse
cos^-1(.9)=c
25.8=c
Now that we know c=25.8, we can figure out how many cheese wedges there would be in the circle.
36÷25.8=14
Now we figure out volume.
1/2(9)(4)(2)=36 in³
The total volume would be
14x36=504 in³