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The surface area of a rectangular prism is 174 square inches. The rectangular base has one side length 3 times the other. The height of the prism is 5 inches. What are the maximum lengths of the sides of the base?

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3 inches and 9 inches

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The surface area of a rectangular prism is 174 square inches. The rectangular base-example-1
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