Question

What is least amount of surface area possible on a rectangular prism with a volume of 64 cubic inches? What are the dimensions of this rectangular prism?

Answer 1

Answer: 64=s3

Step-by-step explanation: V=s3

64=s3

find the cubic root of each side

3√ 64=s4=s

so the side of the cube is 4 cu in.

The surface area of a cube is

SA=nA

where SA

is surface area, n

is the number of faces, and A

is the area of one face.

Te area of one face (A) is s2 so