Question

The surface area of a rectangular prism is 208 cm2. Two of the dimensions are 2cm and 10cm. Find the measure of the other dimension.

Answer 1

7 cm

Explanation:

SA = 208 cm^2

SA= 2*a*b + 2*a*c + 2*b*c

where:

a= first dimension = 2 cm

b= second dimension = 10 cm

c= third dimension

so we have:

208= 2*2*10 + 2*2*c + 2*10*c

208= 40 + 4c + 20c

208-40= 24c

168=24c

c =168/24

c = 7cm = third dimension