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11 February, 14:02

The volume of a rectangular prism is b^3 + 8b^2 + 19b + 12 cubic units, and its height is b + 3 units.

The area of the base of the rectangular prism is? square units.

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  1. 11 February, 14:25
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    The answer is (b² + 5b + 4).

    The volume of a rectangular prism (V) is:

    V = l · w · h (l - length, w - width, h - height)

    The base of the rectangular prism is the product of length and width, so the area of the base is:

    A = l · w

    Since V = l · w · h and A = l · w, then:

    V = A · h

    It is given:

    V = b³ + 8b² + 19b + 12

    h = b + 3

    ⇒ b³ + 8b² + 19b + 12 = A · (b + 3)

    ⇒ A = (b³ + 8b² + 19b + 12) : (b + 3)

    Now, we have to present the volume as multiplication of factors. One of the factors is b+3. So:

    b³ + 8b² + 19b + 12 = (b · b² + 3b²) + (5b² + 15b) + (4b + 3·4) =

    = b² (b + 3) + 5b (b + 3) + 4 (b + 3) =

    = (b + 3) (b² + 5b + 4)

    A = (b³ + 8b² + 19b + 12) : (b + 3) = (b + 3) (b² + 5b + 4) : (b + 3)

    (b + 3) can be cancelled out:

    A = (b² + 5b + 4)
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