262
The formula for finding the surface area of a rectangular solid is expressed as:
[tex]SA=2(lw+wh+lh)[/tex]where:
• l is the ,length, of the solid
,• w is the ,width ,of the solid
,• h is the ,height, of the solid
Given the following parameters:
[tex]\begin{gathered} l=7\text{feet} \\ w=5\text{feet} \\ h=8\text{feet} \end{gathered}[/tex]Substitute the given parameters into the formula:
[tex]\begin{gathered} SA=2\lbrack(7\times5)+(5\times8)+(7\times8)\rbrack \\ SA=2(35+40+56) \\ SA=2(131) \\ SA=262 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore the surface area of the rectangular solid is 262.