SOLUTION: The surface area of a cuboid is 102cm square. Height is 3cm, width is 4.5cm. What is the length marked x?

Question 168282: The surface area of a cuboid is 102cm square. Height is 3cm, width is 4.5cm. What is the length marked x?
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The surface area of a cuboid is 102cm square. Height is 3cm, width is 4.5cm. What is the length marked x?
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The surface area of a rectangle which is what a cuboid is:
2LW + 2Lh + 2Wh = S.A.
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Substitute x for L; 3 for h; 4.5 for W, 102 for SA:
2(4.5x) + 2(3x) + 2(4.5*3) = 102
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9x + 6x + 27 = 102
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15x = 102 - 27
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15x = 75
x =
x = 5 cm is the length
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Check in the S.A. equation
2(4.5*5) + 2(3*5) + 2(4.5*3) =
2(22.5) + 2(15) 2(13.5) =
45 + 30 + 27 = 102
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