Explain how you would find the base area of a rectangle prism if you know the volume and the height
Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
A rectangular prism has 2 ends and 4 sides. Opposite sides have the same area. The surface area is the sum of the areas of all six sides.
How to find the surface area of Rectangular Prisms:
Find the area of two sides (LengthHeight)2 sides
Find the area of adjacent sides (WidthHeight)2 sides
Find the area of ends (LengthWidth)2 ends
Add the three areas together to find the surface area
Example: The surface area of a rectangular prism 5 cm long, 3 cm. wide and 2 cm. high = 522 + 322 + 532 = 20 + 12 + 30 = 62 cm2.
divide the volume by the height, then, assuming that the base is a perfect square, square root the area of the base.