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Surface Area and Volume Formulas

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Rectangular Solid Surface Area and Volume Formulas

Rectangular Solid

Rectangular Solid

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Surface Area = 2(lh) + 2(lw) + 2(wh)
Volume = l x h x w


where
l = length
h = height
w = width

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