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A triangular prism measures 7 meters in width, 12 meters in length, and 8 meters in height.

If the triangular prism were dilated using a scale factor of 3, what would be the new volume?

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Responses

1,008 m3

1,008 m cubed

9,072 m3

9,072 m cubed

27,216 m3

27,216 m cubed

112 m3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Original volume = area of triangular base × length = (1/2 × 7 × 8) × 12 = 28 × 12 = 336 m^3.
A dilation by scale factor 3 multiplies volume by 3^3 = 27, so new volume = 336 × 27 = 9,072 m^3.

Answer: 9,072 m^3.