Question 1116599
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A right prism has a square base and a lateral edge 8cm. Find the {{{highlight(cross(are))}}} <U>area</U> of the base if the lateral area is 96 cm squared.
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Under given conditions, the prism has four lateral faces of equal area.


So, the area of each lateral face is  {{{96/4}}} = 24 cm^2.


Then the base edge length is  {{{24/8}}} = 3 cm,  and the base area is  3*3 = 9 cm^2.
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