Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

POINT
Add the areas of every face. For a rectangular prism with edges a, b, c, use 2(ab + bc + ca). For a triangular prism, add the lateral area (base perimeter × prism length) and the areas of its two triangular bases.
Example
Find the surface area of the rectangular prism shown.
Rectangular prism 6 cm × 5 cm × 8 cm

Practice

Find the surface area of each rectangular prism.

01
Rectangular prism
Rectangular prism 7 cm × 4 cm × 9 cm
254 cm²
02
Rectangular prism
Rectangular prism 10 cm × 6 cm × 5 cm
280 cm²
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