Geometry and TrigonometryHardSurface area of a square-based box
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A closed box has a square base with side 5 and a height of 2. What is its total surface area?
Answer: 90
Two square faces of 25 each and four rectangular faces of 10 each: 50 + 40 = 90.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 50
- 50 is the volume.
- If you answered 65
- 65 counts only one square face.
- If you answered 70
- 70 counts the rectangular faces twice but the squares once.
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