Surface Area

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What is Surface Area?

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The total area that the surface of a three-dimensional object occupies.

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How do you calculate the surface area of a cube?

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Surface Area = 6 * (side length)^2.

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

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What is the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism?

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

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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What does it mean to find the total surface area?

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It means to calculate the area of all the outer surfaces of a three-dimensional shape.

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What is the surface area of a cylinder?

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Surface Area = 2πr(h + r), where r = radius and h = height.

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What is a triangular prism?

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

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

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

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Surface Area = (Base Area * 2) + (Perimeter of Base * Height).

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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What is slant height in a pyramid?

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The distance from the apex of the pyramid to the midpoint of a side of the base.

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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What is the surface area of a sphere?

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Surface Area = 4πr^2, where r = radius.

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

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What is the difference between area and surface area?

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Area refers to the size of a two-dimensional shape, while surface area refers to the total area of a three-dimensional object's outer surfaces.