Explain how to find surface area of a rectangular prism. Be specific and use examples.
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As you can see in the picture above, there are six faces of a rectangular prism; two are formed with dimensions width and height, two are formed by the dimensions length and width, and two are formed by the dimensions length and height. So, if you know the length, width, and height of the rectangular prism, then the formula for the surface area is
=(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎ)+(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎℎ)+(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎℎ)
=(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎ)+(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎℎ)+(2⋅ℎ⋅ℎℎ)
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