Geometry & Trigonometry
Basic

Surface Area of a Cuboid

Total surface area of a rectangular box.

Formula

A=2(lw+lh+wh)A = 2(lw + lh + wh)

Variables

lLength
wWidth
hHeight

Example

A 2 × 3 × 4 box: A = 2(6+8+12) = 52 square units.

Did You Know?

A cardboard box unfolds into six rectangles — add their areas and you have the surface area.