Surface Area of Triangular Prisms

Front

What is surface area?

Back

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

Front

What is the geometry definition of a 'net'?

Back

A flattened 3-D figure.

Front

What is a triangular prism?

Back

A 3-D shape with two triangular bases and three rectangular faces.

Front

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

Back

Add the area of the two triangular bases and the area of the three rectangular faces.

Front

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = 1/2 * base * height.

Front

What is the total surface area of a prism?

Back

The sum of the areas of all its faces.

Front

What units are used to measure surface area?

Back

Square units (e.g., cm², ft²).

Front

If the base of a triangular prism is 10 cm and the height is 5 cm, what is the area of the base?

Back

25 cm².

Front

What is the surface area of a triangular prism with a height of 12 cm, base of 6 cm, and slant height of 10 cm?

Back

The surface area is 84 cm².

Front

What is a rectangular face in a triangular prism?

Back

A face that connects the two triangular bases and is rectangular in shape.