document.write( "Question 1076963: The total surface area of a right square prism is 230 ft^2. Find the height of the prism if the length of a side of a base is 5 ft. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The base area is 5*5 = 25 ft^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then 230-2*25 = 180 ft^2 is the lateral surface area.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then 180/4 = 45 ft^2 is the area of a single lateral face.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then  = 9 ft is the height.\r\n" );
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