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What is wrong in this calculation of the surface area? SA=(wl + lh + hw)
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Responses

The contents of the parentheses need to be squared.
The contents of the parentheses need to be squared.

The contents of the parentheses must be multiplied by 2.
The contents of the parentheses must be multiplied by 2.

The formula is correct.
The formula is correct.

The order of the multiplication is wrong.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The contents of the parentheses must be multiplied by 2.

Reason: For a rectangular prism each pair of opposite faces has the same area, so SA = 2(wl + lh + hw).