Exploring Surface Area Concepts

The video tutorial explores the concept of surface area, explaining it as the total area covering the surface of a three-dimensional figure. It provides detailed methods for calculating the surface area of different shapes, including rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and square pyramids. The tutorial emphasizes identifying identical faces and using multiplication to find the total surface area, with practical examples and calculations.

What does surface area represent in three-dimensional figures?

• The length of the figure

• The perimeter of the figure

• The area of all external faces combined

• The volume inside the figure

How many faces does a rectangular prism have?

• Eight

• Ten

• Six

• Four

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

If one face of a rectangular prism measures 14 by 6, what is the area of that face?

• 210 square units

• 84 square units

• 20 square units

• 120 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the total surface area of a rectangular prism if the sum of the areas of visible faces is 124 square units?

• 496 square units

• 372 square units

• 248 square units

• 124 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

How many identical triangles are present in the discussed triangular prism?

• Two

• One

• Four

• Three

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

What is the area of a triangle face in the triangular prism if the base is 4.5 and the height is 5?

• 22.5 square units

• 11.25 square units

• 9.25 square units

• 45 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the total surface area of the triangular prism discussed?

• 187.5 square units

• 375 square units

• 175 square units

• 250 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

How many identical triangles are there in the square pyramid?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• One

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

What is the area of one triangular face in the square pyramid if the base is 8 and the height is 12?

• 64 square units

• 96 square units

• 128 square units

• 48 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the total surface area of the square pyramid?

• 1024 square units

• 512 square units

• 256 square units

• 128 square units

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CCSS.7.G.B.6