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geometry junior

Problem

A right, rectangular prism has three faces with areas of and square inches. What is the volume of the prism, in cubic inches?
Solution
If , , and represent the dimensions of the rectangular prism, we look for the volume . We arbitrarily set , , and . Now notice that if we multiply all three equations, we get . To get the volume, we take the square root of each side and get cubic inches.
Final answer
24