1. **State the problem:** We are given the areas of the faces of a rectangular prism's net and need to find its dimensions (length, width, height) in inches.
2. **Given areas:** The net shows rectangles with areas 30 in², 50 in², and 60 in².
3. **Recall:** The faces of a rectangular prism are rectangles with areas equal to the product of two dimensions. Let the dimensions be $x$, $y$, and $z$.
4. **Assign areas to faces:** The prism has three pairs of opposite faces with areas:
- $xy = 30$
- $yz = 50$
- $xz = 60$
5. **Use these equations:**
$$xy = 30$$
$$yz = 50$$
$$xz = 60$$
6. **Find dimensions:** Multiply all three equations:
$$ (xy)(yz)(xz) = 30 \times 50 \times 60 $$
$$ (xyz)^2 = 90000 $$
$$ xyz = \sqrt{90000} = 300 $$
7. **Solve for each dimension:**
$$ x = \frac{xyz}{yz} = \frac{300}{50} = 6 $$
$$ y = \frac{xyz}{xz} = \frac{300}{60} = 5 $$
$$ z = \frac{xyz}{xy} = \frac{300}{30} = 10 $$
8. **Check:**
$$ xy = 6 \times 5 = 30 $$
$$ yz = 5 \times 10 = 50 $$
$$ xz = 6 \times 10 = 60 $$
All match the given areas.
**Final answer:** The dimensions are $6$, $5$, and $10$ inches.
Rectangular Prism Dimensions 329A11
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