Question

A rectangular prism has a volume of 16cm^3 and a total surface area of 40cm^2. A similar prism has length 10 in., width 5 in. and height 5 in. What are the dimensions of the original prism?
Length=_________
Width=_________
Height=_________

Answer 1

The volume is twice that of the cube of width, so the width of the original prism is
.. ∛(16 cm³/2) = 2 cm

Length = 4 cm
Width = 2 cm
Height = 2 cm