Question 36 of 43intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer2 marks
Find possible expressions for the length, breadth, and heights of each of the following cuboids whose volumes are given by the following expressions in cubic units.
(i)
-
Answer
Length = 6, Breadth = (a - 2b), Height = (a + 2b)
(ii)
- 15ps + 12p
Answer
Length = 3p, Breadth = (s - 1), Height = (s - 4)
Explanation
To find the dimensions of a cuboid from its volume, we factorize the given volume expression into three factors, representing length, breadth, and height. For part (i), we factorize - by taking out the common factor 6, and then applying the difference of squares identity. For part (ii), we take out the common factor 3p from - 15ps + 12p, and then factorize the resulting quadratic trinomial by splitting the middle term.