SOLUTION: if the surface area of a rectangular prism is 360, what are the side lengths?

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Question 420743: if the surface area of a rectangular prism is 360, what are the side lengths?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cannot uniquely determine the side lengths. If x,y,z are the edge lengths, then

2%28xy+%2B+yz+%2B+zx%29+=+360 --> xy+%2B+yz+%2B+zx+=+180.

This is all we know.