To find the area of the base of the rectangular prism, we need to find the expression for the area of a rectangle with dimensions equal to the dimensions of the base of the prism.
The volume of a rectangular prism is given by the formula:
Volume = length * width * height
Substituting the given expressions for the volume and the height into this formula, we get:
6x3 + 19x2 + 2x - 3 = (length * width) * (x + 3)
Expanding the right-hand side of the equation, we get:
6x3 + 19x2 + 2x - 3 = length * width * x + length * width * 3
Matching the terms on the left-hand side of the equation with the corresponding terms on the right-hand side, we can see that the expression for the area of the base of the rectangular prism is:
length * width = 6x3 + 19x2 + 2x - 3 - length * width * 3
Simplifying this expression, we get:
length * width = -3x3 - 17x2 - 2x + 3
Therefore, the area of the base of the rectangular prism is given by the expression -3x3 - 17x2 - 2x + 3.