The dimensions of a square prism are 2 centimeters by 2 centimeters by 12 centimeters. what is its surface area?

The  surface area of the square prism is

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The surface area of the square prism is equal to  

where

b is the length side of the square base

h is the height of the prism

In this problem we have

substitute

1/8 3/16 3/4

step-by-step explanation:

you put them as all the same denominator and multiply

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

⇒

⇒ ⇒

factorizing, we get that:

  ⇒

then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!