document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158740>Question 1158740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular prism has base edge lengths of 6 inches and 8 inches. The base edge lengths of a right rectangular prism are 8 inches and 6 inches. The base of a right triangular prism is a right triangle with perpendicular sides of 24 inches and 8 inches long. The height, h, in feet of the triangular prism is half the height of the rectangular prism. Complete the sentence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the triangular prism is _____ inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is _________ the volume of the rectangular prism.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The heights of neither the rectangular prism nor the triangular prism are given, so we don't know the volume of either.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If h is the height of the rectangular prism, then its volume is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the height of the triangular prism is h/2, then its volume is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we know the volumes are the same -- but we don't know what that volume is.<br><BR>\n" );
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