Complete the following statement.

We must first determine the shape of a rectangular prism's

a0 to find the area of the prism.

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem bothers on the mensuration of solid shapes, prisms.

A prism is a polyhedron, with two parallel faces called bases. The other faces are always parallelograms. The prism is named by the shape of its base.

Here are some types of prisms

Triangular.

Square.

Rectangular.

Pentagonal.

Hexagonal.

Hence in other to solve for the area of any prism we need to know the shape of the prism first