Surface Area of Rectangular Prism

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What is the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism?

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Surface Area = 2(lw + lh + wh) where l = length, w = width, h = height.

Front

What does 'surface area' mean?

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Surface area is the total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object.

Front

If a rectangular prism has a length of 5 feet, width of 3 feet, and height of 2 feet, what is its surface area?

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Surface Area = 2(5*3 + 5*2 + 3*2) = 62 square feet.

Front

What units are used to measure surface area?

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Square units (e.g., square feet, square inches, square meters).

Front

How do you find the area of one face of a rectangular prism?

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Area = length × width.

Front

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism that is 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches high?

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Surface Area = 2(10*4 + 10*6 + 4*6) = 248 square inches.

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What is the surface area of a cube with a side length of 3 feet?

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Surface Area = 6(side^2) = 6(3^2) = 54 square feet.

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If the dimensions of a rectangular prism are doubled, how does the surface area change?

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The surface area increases by a factor of 4.

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What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 19 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 17 feet high?

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Surface Area = 1294 square feet.

Front

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 4 inches long, 19 inches wide, and 11 inches high?

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Surface Area = 658 square inches.