SOLUTION: A rectangular solid has a square base and a height of 4 cm. If the volume of the rectangular solid is 100 cm3, find the length and the width. length = cm width = cm

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Question 1058680:
A rectangular solid has a square base and a height of 4 cm. If the volume of the rectangular solid is 100 cm3, find the length and the width.
length = cm
width = cm
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Boreal:
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Length = width = 5 cm.


Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The square base has an area of x^2, where x is the length and the width (the same, since it is a square)
The height is 4 cm.
The area is x^2*4=100
x^2=25 cm^2
x=5 cm
The square has area 25 cm^2, and the height is 4 cm. The area is 100 cm^3.
Both the length and the width are 5 cm.