SOLUTION: The volume of a right rectangular solid with a square base is 108 in^3. Find the dimensions of the box, if the height of the box is the same as the perimeter of the base.
Length=
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Question 1047712: The volume of a right rectangular solid with a square base is 108 in^3. Find the dimensions of the box, if the height of the box is the same as the perimeter of the base.
Length= ?
Width= ?
Height= ?
Thanks.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the measure of one side of the square base. So the perimeter of the square base is 
. The volume of a right rectangular solid is given by length times width times height, hence:
Solve for , then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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