The surface area of a prism is modeled by the equation
S
=
P
h
+
2
B
, where
S
is the surface area,
P
is the perimeter of the base,
h
is height of the prism, and
B
is the area of the base.
A. Solve the equation
S
=
P
h
+
2
B
for the perimeter
P
of the base.
B. A rectangular prism has a height of 4 meters, a surface area of 96 square meters, and a base area of 8 square meters. Calculate the perimeter of the base of the prism.
In your final answers, include all of your calculations.