# Cuboid Surface Area Calculator

Last updated: Dec 30, 2022

Are you at a loss as to how to calculate the surface area of a cuboid? Our cuboid surface area calculator will help you to sort out any questions or doubts you may have quickly and easily. Keep reading to learn:

• The meaning of cuboid;
• How many vertices a cuboid has;
• How to use our surface area of a cuboid calculator;
• The surface area of a cuboid formula; and
• How to find the surface area of a cuboid manually.

## What does the word cuboid mean?

A cuboid is a solid convex shape with each of its six faces shaped like a rectangle. It is also known as a rectangular prism. Some good real-world examples of cuboids are:

• A book;
• A mattress; and
• A brick.

## How many vertices does a cuboid have?

A cuboid has eight vertices. The vertices of a cuboid all form angles of 90 degrees.

## How to use this surface area of a cuboid calculator

To use the surface area of a cuboid calculator, enter the following:

• Length
• Width; and
• Height of the cuboid.

Our calculator will immediately return the total surface area of the solid.

Keep in mind you can use any units you wish - our tool will deal with it.

## How to find the surface area of a cuboid

To find the surface area of the cuboid(s), you first need to:

1. Know the length (l), width (w), and height (h) of the shape.
2. Use the surface area of a cuboid formula:
$\small s = 2(\text{l×w} + \text{w×h} + \text{l×h})\ \text{sq units}$
1. Substitute the values for length, width and height - say 10, 7, and 8 cm, respectively. Then solve the equation
$\small s = 2((10 × 7) + (7 × 8) + (10 × 8))\text{ cm}^2$
1. Then solve the equation:
\small \begin{align*} s &= 2((10 × 7) + (7 × 8) + (10 × 8))\text{ cm}^2\\[.5em] &= 2((70) + (56) + (80))\text{ cm}^2\\[.5em] &= 2(206)\text{ cm}^2\\[.5em] &= 412\text{ cm}^2 \end{align*}

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## FAQ

### How do I find the length of a cuboid from it's surface area?

Let's assume that the surface area, height, and width are 288, 4, and 6 cm, respectively. Here is what we do:

1. Use the surface area formula:
s = 2(l×w + w×h + l×h) sq units.
2. Make l the subject of the formula:
l = (s/2 - wh)/(w+h) units.
3. Substitute the values:
= (288/2 - 6 × 4)/(4+6) cm.
4. Solve
=( (144 - 24) / 10) cm.
=120/10 cm.
=12 cm.
Length (l)
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Width (w)
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Height (h)
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Surface area (s)
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Diagonal (d)
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