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Cuboid

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A cuboid is a solid that has six rectangular faces--think of a typical box. All faces are either parallel or perpendicular to each other. Further, a cuboid is a right rectangular prism. A cuboid with six square faces is a cube, whereas a cuboid with at least two square faces is known as a square cuboid.

Finding Area and Volume of a Cuboid

If a given cuboid has dimensions a \times b \times c, then its volume is a\cdot b \cdot c, and its surface area is 2ab + 2bc + 2ac

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