Surface Area of Prisms
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Objective
I can calculate the surface area of a prism by adding the areas of all its faces.
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Practice
7 questions
Define surface area in your own words.
Explain why you need to find the area of each face of a prism to calculate its surface area.
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Exit ticket
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“A triangular prism has triangular bases with a base of 4 cm and a height of 3 cm. The rectangular faces have dimensions of 4 cm by 6 cm, 5 cm by 6 cm, and 5 cm by 6 cm. What is the surface area of the prism? A triangular prism has triangular bases with a base of 8 inches and a height of 5 inches. The rectangular faces have dimensions of 8 inches by 10 inches, 6 inches by 10 inches, and 6 inches by 10 inches. What is the surface area of the prism?”
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