Question

The volume of a rectangular prism is 550 cubic meters.
The length of the rectangular prism is 8 meters,
the width is x - 2, and the height is x + 5.
Find the value of x, and the dimensions of the rectangular prism.
Enter your answer as an integer or decimal.
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Answer 1

The value of x and the dimensions of the rectangular prism are as follows;

x = 7.5 m

length = 8 m

width = 5.5m

height = 12.5 m

volume of a rectangular prism  = lwh

volume = 550 m³

l = 8

w = x - 2

h = x + 5

Therefore,

v = lwh

550 = (x + 5)(x - 2)8

550 = (x² - 2x + 5x - 10)8

550 = (x² + 3x - 10)8

550 = 8x² + 24x - 80

8x² + 24x - 80 - 550 = 0

8x² + 24x - 630 = 0

4x² + 12x - 315 = 0

using quadratic formula,

where

a = 4

b = 12

c = -315

-b ± √b² - 4ac / 2a

Therefore,

x = -10.5 or 7.5

x cannot be negative .

so, x = 7.5

x = 7.5 m

length = 8 m

width  = 7.5 - 2 = 5.5 m

height = 7.5 + 5 = 12.5 m

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