Question

follow the steps to find the surface area of the rectangular prism. what is the area of the top and bottom? top and bottom:? front and back: sides: total sa: (with a rectangular prism diagram labeled 2 cm, 6 cm, 8 cm)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify dimensions of top/bottom

The top and bottom faces of a rectangular prism are rectangles with length \( l = 6\) cm and width \( w = 2\) cm. The area of one rectangle is \( A = l\times w\). For two faces (top and bottom), we multiply by 2.

$$ \text{Area of one top/bottom} = 6\times2 = 12 \text{ cm}^2 $$

$$ \text{Area of top and bottom} = 2\times12 = 24 \text{ cm}^2 $$

Answer:

\(24\) square centimeters