The surface area of a rectangular prism is 208 cm2. two of the dimensions are 2cm and 10cm. find the measure of the other dimension.

7 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

SA = 208 cm^2

SA= 2*a*b + 2*a*c + 2*b*c

where:

a= first dimension = 2 cm

b= second dimension = 10 cm

c= third dimension

so we have:

208= 2*2*10 + 2*2*c + 2*10*c

208= 40 + 4c + 20c

208-40= 24c

168=24c

c =168/24

c = 7cm = third dimension

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x