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An illustration of a rectangular prism is shown with labeled parts. The left and back base edges are not visible but their positions are indicated by a dashed line. The 6 vertices are labeled A B C D E F and G. The base edge A B is labeled length. Base edge B C is labeled width. The perpendicular C D is labeled height. A dotted line crosses the rectangular base through the center to show diagonal B H. A dashed line extends up from the base indicating the left rear perpendicular E H. A dotted line crosses from the back top left vertex E to the front bottom right vertex B to show diagonal B E. This dotted line is labeled diagonal.
The length of the prism is 32 cm, the width is 24 cm, the height is 44 cm, and the length of the diagonal of the base, segment BH , is 40 cm. Find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE . Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
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Responses
59.5 cm
59.5 cm
54.4 cm
54.4 cm
51.2 cm
51.2 cm
46.6 cm
46.6 cm
To find the length of diagonal BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
Let's label the midpoint of BH as point M. We can see that triangle BMH is a right triangle.
The length of segment BH is 40 cm, and the height CD is 44 cm. So, the length of segment MH can be found using the Pythagorean theorem:
MH^2 = BH^2 - CD^2
MH^2 = 40^2 - 44^2
MH^2 = 1600 - 1936
MH^2 = -336
The result is negative, which means that BH is longer than CD, which is not possible in this prism.
Therefore, the given information is not consistent and we cannot find the length of segment BE based on the information provided.
To find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
We know that the length of the base, AB, is 32 cm, and the width, BC, is 24 cm.
Let's label the diagonal of the base, BH, as x cm. We are given that BH is 40 cm.
By applying the Pythagorean theorem in the right triangle BHC, we have:
BH^2 = BC^2 + CH^2
(40 cm)^2 = (24 cm)^2 + CH^2
1600 cm^2 = 576 cm^2 + CH^2
Subtracting 576 cm^2 from both sides, we get:
1024 cm^2 = CH^2
Taking the square root of both sides, we find that CH = 32 cm.
Now, we can consider the triangle BCE.
We want to find the length of diagonal BE.
Using the Pythagorean theorem again, we have:
BE^2 = BC^2 + CE^2
BE^2 = (24 cm)^2 + (32 cm + 44 cm)^2
BE^2 = 576 cm^2 + 76 cm^2
BE^2 = 652 cm^2
Taking the square root of both sides, we find that BE is approximately 25.51 cm.
Rounding to the nearest tenth, the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE, is 25.5 cm.
So, the correct answer is 25.5 cm.
To find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
In this case, segment BE is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by segments BH and EH. We already know the length of BH (40 cm) and EH is equal to the height (44 cm). Let's label the length of segment BE as x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can set up an equation:
x^2 = BH^2 + EH^2
Substituting the known values:
x^2 = 40^2 + 44^2
x^2 = 1600 + 1936
x^2 = 3536
To find the length of x, we square root both sides of the equation:
x = sqrt(3536)
Using a calculator, we find that x is approximately 59.5 cm.
Therefore, the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE, is approximately 59.5 cm.