3.4 Surface area of prisms

3.4 Surface area of prisms

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this prism?

• square prism

• rectangular pyramid

• rectangular prism

• cube

Open Ended

Which side is the base?

Multiple Choice

Once you decide on the base. (For this problem we will use the top and bottom as the bases.) What is the B(Area of the base)

• 12 in²

• 8 in²

• 24 in²

Multiple Choice

What is P(the perimeter of the base?

• 16 in

• 20 in

• 12 in

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What is h(the height of the prism)?

• 4 in

• 8 in

• 2 in

Multiple Choice

Which equation can be used to find the total surface area of the rectangular prism? TSA=Ph+2B

• TSA=16 + 4 x 2 + 12

• TSA=12 x 4 + 2 x 16

• TSA=16 x 4 + 2 x 12

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What is the total surface area of prism? TSA=Ph+2B

• TSA=88 in²

• TSA=80 in²

• TSA=48 in²

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What if I was only looking for lateral (sides) surface area, what would it be? TSA=Ph+2B

• TSA=48 in²

• TSA=64 in²

• TSA=72 in²

Multiple Choice

What shape is the base?

• Rectangle
• Triangle
• Square
• Trapazoid

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What is the area of the lateral faces? TSA=Ph+2B

• 56 cm²

• 80 cm²

• 136 cm²

• 96 cm²

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Which example requires you to find the surface area?

• Finding out how much water will fill a cylinder
• Finding out how much wrapping paper is needed to cover a present
• Finding the amount a container can hold
• Finding out how much wood is needed to build a fence in your back yard.

Multiple Choice

What does "P" stand for in the surface area formulas?

• Perimeter
• Parallel
• Perimeter of the Base
• Pi

Multiple Choice

What is surface area?

• Inside of the object

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

• Something Mr. Rodriguez made up?

• Surface area is what you get when you boil unicorn tears.

Multiple Choice

What is the total surface area of this figure? TSA=Ph+2B

• 3000 cm ²

• 164 cm ²

• 236 cm ²

• 328 cm ²

Multiple Choice

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape: TSA=Ph+2B

• 132

• 220

• 64

• 176

Multiple Choice

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape: TSA=Ph+2B

• 144

• 96

• 192

• 480