A rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram. What is the total surface area of this prism in square inches?
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Completing the square gives
So we have to cancel the latter two terms out for the expression to always become a square (otherwise we are dealing with a square plus something else, which doesn't always result in a square), giving us our answer directly.