Question

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a rectangular prism has a width of 0.5 a height of 4 and a length of 1.5, what is the surface area of the rectangular prism?

Answer 1

The surface area of the rectangular prism is 17.5

Explanation:

We are given:

Width of rectangular prism (w) = 0.5

Length of rectangular prism (l) = 1.5

Height of rectangular prism (h) = 4

We need to find the surface area of the rectangular prism.

The formula used is:
`Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=2(lw+lh+wh)`

Putting values and finding the surface area of the rectangular prism

`Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=2(lw+lh+wh)\\Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=2((1.5)(0.5)+(1.5)(4)+(0.5)(4))\\Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=2(0.75+6+2)\\Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=2(8.75)\\Surface \ area \ of \ the \ rectangular \ prism=17.5`

So, the surface area of the rectangular prism is 17.5