SOLUTION: The lateral area of a regular square prim is 96 sq. cm and the altitude of the prism is 8cm. Find the length of an edge of the base.

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Question 1169006: The lateral area of a regular square prim is 96 sq. cm and the altitude of the prism is 8cm. Find the length of an edge of the base.
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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     = 12 cm is the perimeter of the base, which is a square.


    Hence, the length of the base edge is  12/4 = 3 cm.    ANSWER

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