Answer:
The height of the blue prism is half the height of the red prism
Step-by-step explanation:
Represent the volume of the blue prism with Vb and the red prism with Vr
So, we have:
[tex]V_r = V_b[/tex]
[tex]A_b = 418[/tex] --- base area of the blue
[tex]A_r = \frac{1}{2}A_b[/tex] --- base area of the red
Required
Determine which statement about the heights of the prisms is true
Volume is calculated as:
[tex]Volume = Base\ Area * Height[/tex]
For the blue prism:
[tex]V_b = A_b * h_b[/tex]
For the red prism
[tex]V_r = A_r * h_r[/tex]
Equate both volumes
[tex]V_r = V_b[/tex]
[tex]A_r * h_r = A_b * h_b[/tex]
Substitute the expression for [tex]A_r[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{2}A_b * h_r = A_b * h_b[/tex]
Divide both sides by [tex]A_b[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{2} h_r = h_b[/tex]
This implies that the height of the blue prism is half the height of the red prism