Right Prisms and Right Cylinders
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Lesson 3: Surface Area - Right Prisms and Right Cylinders
Constructing Knowledge
To find the surface area of a 3D object, the 2D shapes that make up the surfaces of the object must first be defined.
Surface area
The surface area of a 3D object is the total area of the object’s net. |
The following are surface area formulas of familiar three-dimensional objects.
Right Rectangular Prism
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Right Triangular Prism
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Right Cylinder
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For all calculations: When π is used in a formula, use the π function of your calculator or you can use 3.14 for the value of π.
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