Question:
The sum of length, breadth and depth of a cuboid is 19 cm and the length of its diagonal is 11 cm. Find the surface area of the cuboid.
Solution:
Let the length, breadth and height (or depth) of the cuboid be l cm, b cm and h cm, respectively.
∴ l + b + h = 19 .....(1)
Also,
Length of the diagonal = 11 cm
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{l^{2}+b^{2}+h^{2}}=11$
$\Rightarrow l^{2}+b^{2}+h^{2}=121$ ......(2)
Squaring (1), we get
(l + b + h)2 = 192
⇒ l2 + b2 + h2 + 2(lb + bh + hl) = 361
⇒ 121 + 2(lb + bh + hl) = 361 [Using (2)]
⇒ 2(lb + bh + hl) = 361 − 121 = 240 cm2
Thus, the surface area of the cuboid is 240 cm2.