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What is the surface area?

What is the surface area?-example-1
User Samundra
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The formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism is

A= 2(wl+hl+hw)

We are given the height =2cm, width= 5cm, and length= 10cm. All you have to do is plug this info in!

A= 2(wl+hl+hw)
= 2[(5)(10)+(2)(10)+(2)(5)]
= 2(50+20+10)
= 2(80)
=160 cm squared

Hope this helps!! :)
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