The volume of a rectangular tank, with a square base, is 5408 cubic metres. Its height is 32 metres. Determine the length of an edge of one of the square bases.

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Answer

13 m

Step-by-step explanation

The volume of a square prism is calculated as follows:

[tex]V=a^2h[/tex]

where a is the base edge and h is the height of the prism.

Substituting V = 5408 cubic meters and h = 32 m, and solving for a:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5408=a^2\cdot32 \\ \frac{5408}{32}=\frac{a^2\cdot32}{32} \\ 169=a^2 \\ \sqrt{169}=\sqrt{a^2} \\ 13\text{ m}=a \end{gathered}[/tex]