- -_rectangular_prism_has_a_height_of - - - -_9_inches. ~ A right The length of the prism’s base is x inches, which is 7 inches more than the width of the prism’s base. Which function V gives the volume of the prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the prism’s base?
Correct answer: D (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
Choice D is correct. The volume of a right rectangular prism can be represented by a function V that gives the volume of the prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the prism’s base. The volume of a right rectangular prism is equal to the area of its base times its height. It’s given that the length of the prism’s base is x inches, which is 7 inches more than the width of the prism’s base. This means - that the width of the prism’s base is x 7 inches. It follows that the area of the - prism’s base, in square inches, is x^x 7h and the volume, in cubic inches, of the -7 9 prism is x^x h^ h. Thus, the function V that gives the volume of this right rectangular prism, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the prism’s base, x, is =9 -7 V^xh x^x h. Choice A is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the height were 9 inches more than the length of its base and the width of the base were 7 inches more than its length. Choice B is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the height were 9 inches more than the length of its base. Choice C is incorrect. This function would give the volume of the prism if the width of the base were 7 inches more than its length, rather than the length of the base being 7 inches more than its width.
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