SOLUTION: 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.

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Question 321700: 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.
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Let represent the width of the prism. Let represent the length of the prism.

Given a height of 2, the surface area of the prism as a function of length and width is:



Solve for in terms of and the given surface area of 36.









The volume of the prism is the length times the width times the height:







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