1. Find the area of the triangular base $ABC$ using the volume and height of the prism.
Volume=Base Area×Height
25+103=Area(ABC)×(320)
Area(ABC)=20(25+103)3
Area(ABC)=20253+30=453+6
2. Express the area of triangle $ABC$ using the sine formula for area.
Area(ABC)=21×AB×AC×sin(BAC)
Area(ABC)=21(2+3)(AC)sin(60∘)
Area(ABC)=21(2+3)(AC)(23)
Area(ABC)=43(2+3)×AC
Area(ABC)=423+3×AC
3. Equate the two expressions for the area to solve for $AC$.
423+3×AC=453+6
(23+3)×AC=53+6
AC=23+353+6
4. Rationalise the denominator to express $AC$ in the required form.
AC=3+236+53×3−233−23
AC=32−(23)218−123+153−10(3)
AC=9−1218+33−30
AC=−3−12+33
5. Simplify the fraction to get the final answer.
AC=4−3