Question 466044
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I am going to presume that by "square prism" you mean "cube."  The difference is that a cube has 6 identical square faces, where as a square prism is actually a rectangular prism that need only have two opposing faces (or sides) that are square.  I make the presumption of a cube because you only provided a single dimension and the problem is not solvable with only a single dimension using the more general definition of a square prism.


See <a href="http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/cuboids-rectangular-prisms.html">Cuboids, Rectangular Prisms and Cubes</a> for a comparison of definitions of rectangular prisim, square prism, and cube (about 2/3 down the page)


The total surface area of a prism is the sum of the areas of the sides.  A cube has six identical sides and the area of each is the square of the measure of an edge.  I don't know if you mean that each side is 6 square units or you mistakenly used "side" to mean "edge" and that each edge measures 6 linear units, so you will have to take it from this point.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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