document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=999628>Question 999628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a pyramid is given by the formula    V =  Bh / 3  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " where B is the area of its base and h is its height. The volume of the following pyramid is 252 cubic centimeters. Find the dimensions of its rectangular base if one edge of the base is 2 centimeters longer than the other and the height of the pyramid is 12 centimeters. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, find the pyramids base area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For it, use the given volume and the height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since V = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28B%2Ah%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28B%2Ah%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you have B = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2AV%29%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2AV%29%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2A252%29%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2A252%29%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 63 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, for the length of the shorter edge of the base you have an equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+2) = 63.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic equation, using the quadratic formula, or the Viete's theorem, or factorization method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is x = 7 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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