To determine the surface area of a rectangular prism, the two sides, adjacent sides, and ends of the prism must be added up. To do this, the sides are the product of the prism's length and height, the adjacent sides the width and height, and the ends the product of the length and width.
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Rectangular Prism surface area formula is Area = 2 (wh + lw + lh) (Length x width of a side) x 2 + (length x width of perpendicular side) x 2 + (length x width of end) x 2 = surface area of a rectangular prism
To find the volume of a rectangular prism when given the surface area, we need more information than just the surface area. The surface area of a rectangular prism is calculated using the formula 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l, w, and h are the length, width, and height of the prism, respectively. Without knowing at least one of these dimensions, we cannot determine the volume of the prism.
You need three measures of length to determine the surface area - the length, width and height.
LxWx2
Given the surface area of a rectangular prism, there are infinitely many rectangular prisms possible.