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The perimeter of the base of a regular quadrilateral prism is 60 cm, the area of a lateral face is 105 cm2. Find: the volume of the prism

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Since the base is a regular quadrilateral, each of its 4 sides must have length
s = P/4
s = (60 cm)/4 = 15 cm

The area of one lateral face is the product of side length and height.
A = s×h
105 cm² = (15 cm)×h
Then the height of the prism is
h = (105 cm²)/(15 cm) = 7 cm

The area of the base is then
B = s²
B = (15 cm)² = 225 cm²

The volume of the prism is the product of its base area and height.
V = Bh
V = (225 cm²)×(7 cm) = 1575 cm³


The volume is 1575 cm³.
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