The surface area of a cuboid refers to the total area covered by all of its faces. A rectangular prism, commonly referred to as a rectangular cuboid, is a three-dimensional geometric shape characterized by its six faces, all of which are rectangular in nature.
To calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism, you need to determine the area of each face and then sum them up. The formula for finding the surface area of a rectangular prism is as follows:
Surface Area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
In this formula, ‘l’ represents the length, ‘w’ represents the width, and ‘h’ represents the height of the rectangular prism.
By using the formula mentioned above, you can calculate the total surface area of the rectangular prism by adding up the areas of all six faces.