Surface Area of a Cuboid: Increasing a specific element by addition of.....or multiplication by.......

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Question 1

If we double the lengths of a rectangular prism, then by how much will its surface area increase?

Question 2

How will the surface area of a certain rectangular prism change if we triple the width?

Question 3

How will the surface area of a rectangular prism change if we triple its height?

Examples with solutions for Surface Area of a Cuboid: Increasing a specific element by addition of.....or multiplication by.......

Exercise #1

If we double the lengths of a rectangular prism, then by how much will its surface area increase?

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Answer

It will increase by

(width+height)⋅length⋅2 (width + height)\cdot length \cdot2 .

Exercise #2

How will the surface area of a certain rectangular prism change if we triple the width?

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Answer

It will increase by (ancho+altura)⋅largo⋅4 (ancho+altura)\cdot largo\cdot4

Exercise #3

How will the surface area of a rectangular prism change if we triple its height?

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Answer

It will increase by (width+length)∗6 (width+length)*6 .