Question

What happens to the volume of a rectangular prism when its length is tripled?

Answer 1

The volume of a rectangular prism is represented by the following equation:

$V=wlh$

where w is the width , l is the length, and h is the height

Replace $l$ with $3l$ since the length is tripled

$V_0=w(3l)h$

$=3(wlh)$

From this, we see that this new volume is 3x larger than the original. Thus, the volume is tripled when its length is tripled.

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