Question

what is the surface area of a right rectangular prism with a square base,with measurements a=5cm,b=9cm?

Answer 1

SA = 2(lw + lh + wh)
Is there a third measurement?

Answer 2

nope it only gives me two.
50cm squared
180 cm squared
230 cm squared
and 342 cm squared are my choices

Answer 3

Oh. Square base. Does it tell where 5 and 9 are at least? With the information you've given, there are two possible answers.

Answer 4

Which one is on the square part? a or b?

Answer 5

a would be on the side and b is on the top

Answer 6

I see that from your drawing, but is the square on the side or on top?

Answer 7

or

which is the square?