Lateral and Total Surface Area

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What is surface area?

Back

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

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What is lateral surface area?

Back

The area of the sides of a three-dimensional shape, excluding the area of the base.

Front

How do you calculate the area of a triangle?

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Area = 1/2 × base × height.

Front

Find the surface area of a triangular pyramid with a base of 7 ft and a height of 6 ft.

Back

84 ft².

Front

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

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Area = length × width.

Front

If a shape has a base of 4 ft and a height of 2 ft, what is its area?

Back

4 ft².

Front

What is the difference between area and volume?

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Area measures the space on a flat surface, while volume measures the space inside a solid.

Front

Find the lateral surface area of a shape with a height of 12 ft and a perimeter of the base of 24 ft.

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Lateral Surface Area = height × perimeter = 288 ft².

Front

What units are used to measure area?

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Square units (e.g., ft², m²).

Front

What is the area of a square with a side length of 8 ft?

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Area = side × side = 64 ft².