SOLUTION: The length, width, and height of the right rectangular prism are tripled. Describe the effect on the surface area. Lenght = 24in Width = 9in Height = 3in

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Question 610455: The length, width, and height of the right rectangular prism are tripled. Describe the effect on the surface
area.
Lenght = 24in
Width = 9in
Height = 3in

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length, width, and height of the right rectangular prism are tripled. Describe the effect on the surface
area.
Lenght = 24in
Width = 9in
Height = 3in
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SA is a function of the square of the dim's.
3^2 = 9
SA is 9 times the original.
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SA = 2*(L*W + L*H + W*H)
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x3 --> SA = 2*(3L*3W + 3L*3H + 3W*3H)
= 9 times the original.

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