document.write( "Question 1172825: A rectangular prism-shaped building with a square base has a radio tower on the roof. The building has a height that is 5 times the height of the tower. The side length of the base of the building is 50 meters less than the height of the building. The volume of the building is 250,000 cubic meters.\r
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document.write( "Hi  
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document.write( "let t = height of radio tower
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document.write( "rectangular prism-shaped building  with a square base
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document.write( "h = 5t
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document.write( "Square Base:
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document.write( "L = 5t-50
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document.write( "W = 5t -50
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document.write( "V = 5t(5t-50)^2 = 250,000m^3
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document.write( "V = 125t(t-10)(t-10) = 250000
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document.write( "V = t^3 -20t^2 + 100t - 2000 = 0
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document.write( "t = 20m (tossing out extraneous solutions)
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document.write( "100(50)(50) = 250000  Checks
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