Calculating the surface area of prisms

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Calculating the surface area of prisms
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Finding Surface area

• Surface area is the area on the outside of the
  entire shape.
• You have to find the area of each side and add
  them all together

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Example

• Cube- has 6 sides
• All sides are the same

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Rectangular Prism

• Has 6 sides but not all are the same.
• Top and bottom
• Back and front
• Left and right

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Triangular Prisms

• How many sides are on a triangular prism?

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Closure

• What is surface area?

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Closure

• How do you find the surface area of an object?