Question

f the length of a rectangular prism is tripled, what will happen to the volume of the prism?

The volume of the prism will be cut in half.

The volume of the prism will double.

The volume of the prism will triple.

None of the above

Answer 1

ok... here is a simple example... a rectangular prism has cross - sectional are of 10 sq units

V = Area x height

and the height is 1 unit the Volume is
is
10 x 1 = 10 units cubed

is the height is tripled = 3

V = 10 x 3 = 30 units cubed...

hope this helps...