Two ways. 1 x 1 x 6 and 1 x 2 x 3. This does not include any other prisms that can be created by merely rotating one of these two. If you include these, there are 9 ways, all defined by some permutation of (1, 1, 6) or (1, 2, 3).
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Perhaps 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.
The formula for finding the surface area of a rectangular prism is 2(wh + lw + lh), where w is width, h is height, and l is length. 3.14 is the value for pi, which is only used for circular objects, like circles, cylinders, and spheres. It has nothing to do with rectangular prisms. Click on the related link below for an illustration of the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism.
Measure its length, width and height and multiply the three together.
Let's call the sides a, b, c. The rectangular prism with the smallest surface area is a cube. If the volume is 18cm^3 (18 cubic cm), then a x b x c=18. But since it's a cube, the sides are the same size. So the formula for volume is a^3=18 (i.e. a cubed = 18) Then each side of the cube will be the cube root of 18 (which is 2.62074139 to 8 decimal places) So the dimensions of the rectangular prism rounded to 2dp are 2.62 x 2.62 x 2.62. And the surface area using the rounded values is 41.19 to 2DP