document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321700>Question 321700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The surface area of a rectangular prism is 36cm squared. Find the volume of the prism in terms of Width if the height equals 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> represent the width of the prism.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large l\"> represent the length of the prism.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given a height of 2, the surface area of the prism as a function of length and width is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ SA(w,l)\ =\ 2wl\ +\ 2\,\cdot\,2l\ +\ 2\,\cdot\,2w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large l\"> in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> and the given surface area of 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2wl\ +\ 2\,\cdot\,2l\ +\ 2\,\cdot\,2w\ =\ 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ wl\ +\ 2l\ +\ 2w\ =\ 18\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ l(w\ +\ 2)\ =\ 18\ -\ 2w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ l\ =\ \frac{18\ -\ 2w}{w\ +\ 2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the prism is the length times the width times the height:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ V(w)\ =\ \left(\frac{18\ -\ 2w}{w\ +\ 2}\right)\,\cdot\,w\,\cdot\,2\ =\ \frac{36w\ -\ 4w^2}{w\ +\ 2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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