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The formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism is 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the prism. This formula calculates the total area of all six faces of the rectangular prism. It is derived from the formula for the surface area of a box, which consists of three pairs of identical rectangular faces.
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MaxineOh, dude, it's like super simple. So, to find the area of a rectangular prism, you just need to calculate the total surface area by adding up the areas of all the individual faces. It's like, you find the area of the base (length x width) and then multiply it by the height of the prism. Voilà, you've got the area of a rectangular prism!
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What is the formula for surface area in a rectangular prism?
LxWx2
What is the formula to find the area of the base of a rectangular prism?
If the base is a rectangle, use the formula for the area of a rectangle.
Formula for rectangular prism?
Depends whether you want the formula for surface area, volume, perimeter, size of sphere it would fit into etc... Please clarify next time.
Why does the formula for finding the surface area of a rectangular prism is helpful?
There must be a typo in this question, "Why does the formula for finding the surface area of arectangular prism is helpful?" What does that even mean?
What is the formula for finding the surface area using 3.14 for rectangular 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.
