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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me what is the formula for a surface area of the right prisms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

rectangle prisms or any prism in general?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for rectangle prisms the formula for surface area is 2ab + 2bc + 2ac

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here are the questions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in this case.... Surface area = 2B + Ph, where B is the area of the base of the prism, P is the perimeter of the base, and h is the height.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for all three?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, the formula is for right prisms. use Pythagoreans Theorem to get missing sides - then plug and go.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know what the Pythagoreans Theorem is ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[c^2 = a^2 + b^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know how to find the area and perimeter of the base?

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