I'm doing the exact same one an i got 48 cubic units for the volume. I still have to draw the rectangular figure though.
Answer with step-by-step explanation:
The way the question is worded, this actually shouldn't be correct. The correct answer should be
.
Because the trapezoids are similar, we can find the ratio of their perimeters by actually just finding the ratio of their sides.
Why?
By definition, the corresponding sides of a polygon are in a constant proportion. The perimeter is simply the sum of all sides of the polygon. Since we're just adding the sides, the proportion will still be maintained.
Therefore, we'll just need to ratio of their corresponding sides. The only two corresponding sides that are marked are
and
.
The ratio of
is
.
The reason why it ideally should be
and not
is because the question states
, which mentions
first, so our answer should follow this respective order. I believe you were marked right anyways because the specific order is not specified, but generally, you want to give your answer respectively by default.
Start with the brackets. Then do 5 multiply 1 which is 5 then divide that 5 from 20 which gets you 4. Times the outside of the brackets with the inside which will give you the answer of 16