Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Prisms, Area, and Volume - Exercises - Page 412: 23

Answer

x=3 cm

Work Step by Step

A=2lw+2lh+2wh 94=2(x+2)(x)+2(x+2)(4)+2(4)(x) 94=2x$^2$+4x+8x+16+8x 94=2x$^2$+20x+16 47=x$^2$+10x+8 x$^2$+10x-39=0 (x+13)(x-3)=0 x=3
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