Question

A candle is in the shape of a square prism. The candle is 16 meters high, and its volume is 960 cubic meters. Find the length of each side of the square base.

Answer 1

The length of each side of the square base is
`2√(15)\ m`

Explanation:

we know that

The volume of a square prism is equal to

`V=b^(2)h`

where

B is the length side of the square base

h is the height of the prism

we have

`V=960\ m^(3)`

`h=16\ m`

substitute and solve for b

`960=b^(2)16`

`b^(2)=960/16`

`b=√(60)\ m`

Simplify

`b=2√(15)\ m`