Is the equation "0 <= x <= 3, 0<= y <= 4, 0 <= z <= 5" for a cuboid?

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Homework Statement


Sketch the following volume and find the area.


Homework Equations


0 <= x <= 3, 0<= y <= 4, 0 <= z <= 5


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The notation is confusing me. Is the equation simply representing a cuboid?
 
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That's not "an equation", it's three different inequalities. The first, [itex]0\le x\le 3[/itex] means all points (x, y, z) such that the component, x, is between 0 and 3. That region is bounded by the two planes x= 0 and x= 3.
Similarly [itex]0\le y\le 4[/itex] defines a region bounded by the planes y= 0 and y= 4. Finally, [itex]0\le z\le 5[/itex] defines the region bounded by the planes z= 0 and z= 5. Those 6 planes form the 6 sides of a rectangular solid or cuboid.