In both 1 and 2 you then give dimensions H W and L without defining them. As long as you know how to find the area of a regular rectangle which is simply the length times the height you can find each side and add them together. Surface Area of a Box Sum of the areas of each face of the box or Surface Area of a Box 2 L W 2 L D 2 W D.
If the base is square how come we have different Widths and Lengths.
The formula depends on the type of the solid. Triangular Prism Surface Area Top Surface Area of a Triangular Prism Formula. This is a rectangle just like every face. Surface area of a sphere.