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a.) Find the surface area of a right prism with the following dimensions:
Length: 12 cm
Width: 7 cm
Height: 9 cm

Answer 1

The total surface area of this object is 510 cm^2.

Explanation:

Here L = 12 cm, W = 7 cm and H = 9 cm.

There are 2 panels 12 by 9 cm, 2 panels 12 by 7 cm, and 2 panels 7 by 9 cm. The combined areas are:

2(108 cm^2) + 2(84 cm^2) + 2( 63 cm^2) = 510 cm^2 total area