Surface Area and Volume of Prisms

Front

What is surface area?

Back

The sum of the areas of all the surfaces (faces) of a 3D shape.

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What is volume?

Back

The amount of space occupied by a 3D shape, measured in cubic units.

Front

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

Back

Surface Area = 2(lw + lh + wh), where l = length, w = width, h = height.

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What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism?

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Volume = l × w × h, where l = length, w = width, h = height.

Front

Find the surface area of a rectangular prism with length 5 in, width 4 in, and height 3 in.

Back

Surface Area = 2(5*4 + 5*3 + 4*3) = 2(20 + 15 + 12) = 2(47) = 94 in².

Front

Find the volume of a rectangular prism with length 5 in, width 4 in, and height 3 in.

Back

Volume = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 in³.

Front

What is a prism?

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A solid shape with two identical ends and flat sides, where the sides are parallelograms.

Front

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 shape.

Front

If a rectangular prism has a surface area of 100 cm², what could be its dimensions?

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Possible dimensions could be 5 cm x 5 cm x 4 cm.

Front

What is the surface area of a cube with side length 3 cm?

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Surface Area = 6s² = 6(3)² = 54 cm².