The rectangular prism has six faces that are rectangles, and has same cross-section.
Rectangular prism Formulas
Volume: V = lwh
Surface Area: S = 2(lw + lh + wh)
Space Diagonal: d = √(l2 + w2 + h2)
For example, when h = 2, l = 3, w = 4
- To calculate d, use the following formula: √(l2 + w2 + h2). When you substitute l, w, and h for their values, you get √(32 + 42 + 22), which equals 5.38516 m.
- To calculate S, use the following formula: 2(lw + lh + wh). When you substitute l, w, and h for their values, you get 2(3(4) + 3(2) + 4(2)), which equals 52 m2.
- To calculate V, use the following formula: lwh. When you substitute l, w, and h for their values, you get 3(4)(2), which equals 24 m3.