What is the surface area of the rectangle in prism
To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, you need to calculate the areas of all the faces and then add them together.
A rectangular prism has 6 faces - 2 bases and 4 lateral faces.
For the bases:
- The area of one base (which is a rectangle) is length x width
- Since there are 2 bases, the total area of both bases is 2(length x width)
For the lateral faces:
- The area of one lateral face (which is also a rectangle) is height x width
- Since there are 4 lateral faces, the total area of all 4 lateral faces is 4(height x width)
To find the total surface area of the rectangular prism, you add the areas of the bases and the lateral faces together:
Total surface area = 2(length x width) + 4(height x width)
So, the surface area of the rectangle in a prism is 2(length x width) + 4(height x width).