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To write: A polynomial in standard form that represents the area of the base of the prism. Show all your steps.
The expression for the area of the base of the prism would be
Given information:
The volume of the rectangular prism shown below is given by the expression
Calculation:
The volume of rectangular prism is base area times height of the prism. To find the base area of prism, divide the given volume expression by height of the prism using synthetic division as:
Because
Therefore, the polynomial for the base area of the prism would be
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