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Discuss the differences between the measurement of the surface area and the measurement of the volume of a right rectangular prism. Include the following topics in your discussion.

Description of regions that are measured
Units for each type of measure and why the units are different
Examples of when you would want to measure for each type of measure

Respuesta :

Given: 
Right Rectangular Prism.
It has its length, width, and height.

Surface area of a right rectangular prism has this formula:
SA = 2 (wl + hl + hw)

Volume of a right rectangular prism has this formula
V = whl

Formula of Surface Area is different from Volume.

Surface area measures the area the whole rectangular prism surface. It computes for the area of all 6 faces that a right rectangular prism has.

Volume measures the area within the rectangular prism. It is the space that is enclosed within the rectangular prism.