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In the oblique triangular prism below, CH = (x + 1) cm, EG = x cm, AF = x + 3, and AC = 4x cm. The area of the base can be determined using the formula B = One-halfbh.

A triangular prism is shown. The bases are triangle A B C and triangle F E D. A bisector is drawn from point E to point G on side F D. Line F D is extended to point H outside of the figure. Another line is drawn from point C to point H to form a right angle. The length of C H is (x + 1) centimeters, the length of E G is x centimeters, the length of A F is x + 3 centimeters, and A C is 4 x centimeters.

Which statements are true regarding the prism? Check all that apply.

CH is the height of the prism.
The area of the base of the prism is One-half(4x)(x).
The formula for finding the volume of the prism does not include AF.
The formula for finding the volume of the prism can be represented by the expression 4x3 + 4x2.
The lateral faces of the prism are congruent.

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True: CH is the height of the prism; The area of the base is (1/2)(4x)(x); The formula for the volume does not include AF.

False: The expression 4x^3 + 4x^2 is not the volume; The lateral faces are not necessarily congruent.

Reasoning (brief):
- The base is triangle ABC with base AC = 4x and corresponding altitude EG = x, so base area = (1/2)(4x)(x) = 2x^2.
- The prism height is the perpendicular distance between the bases, given as CH = x+1, so CH is the height.
- Volume = base area × height = 2x^2(x+1) = 2x^3 + 2x^2 (not 4x^3 + 4x^2).
- AF (a lateral edge) is not used in the volume formula.
- Lateral faces of a prism need not be congruent (they are parallelograms whose shapes depend on the base side lengths), so that statement is false.