Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids

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What is surface area?

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The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the surface of the object.

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

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Base x Height divided by 2

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What is the surface area of a pyramid with a square base of side 9 cm and slant height of 14 cm?

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333 cm²

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What is volume?

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The amount of space an object takes up.

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How do you calculate the surface area of a triangular prism?

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Add the area of the two triangular bases to the area of the three rectangular sides.

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What is the area of a rectangle?

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Length x Width

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What is the surface area of a cube with side length 5 cm?

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150 cm² (6 x side²)

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What is the formula for the surface area of a cylinder?

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2πr(h + r) where r is the radius and h is the height.

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What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 4 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm?

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94 cm²

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What is the difference between surface area and volume?

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Surface area measures the total area of the surface, while volume measures the space inside the object.