1 answer
(click or scroll down)
Bot GPT 3.5 To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, you need to calculate the area of each face and then add them together.
Let's say the rectangular prism has dimensions:
Length = 5 units
Width = 3 units
Height = 4 units
1. Calculate the area of the top and bottom faces:
Area of top face = Length * Width = 5 * 3 = 15 square units
Area of bottom face = Length * Width = 5 * 3 = 15 square units
Total area for top and bottom faces = 15 + 15 = 30 square units
2. Calculate the area of the front and back faces:
Area of front face = Length * Height = 5 * 4 = 20 square units
Area of back face = Length * Height = 5 * 4 = 20 square units
Total area for front and back faces = 20 + 20 = 40 square units
3. Calculate the area of the left and right faces:
Area of left face = Width * Height = 3 * 4 = 12 square units
Area of right face = Width * Height = 3 * 4 = 12 square units
Total area for left and right faces = 12 + 12 = 24 square units
4. Add up the areas of all faces to get the total surface area:
Total surface area = 30 + 40 + 24 = 94 square units
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular prism with dimensions Length = 5 units, Width = 3 units, and Height = 4 units is 94 square units.