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Surface Area
1. The surface area of a solid is the area, of ail its faces.

2. You can use nets to help you find the are-Ou

3. To find surface area, find the of each face.

4. Then (Xc\ the areas together.

Examples
Rectangular prism

w S in Face Area
A A-bh
10 in

h = 3 in

50
1
c A-bh

30
3 3 D
3 10 . 5
50
E A bh
3

5
A bh
3
Sum z
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Triangular Prism
Face Area
h = 3 ft bh
s=5ft
w=4ft
12

bh

A = bh

24
A = bh

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8 A = bh

Sum
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Square Pvramid

Face Area
A = bh
b=4m

bh

20
10
bh

15
20

bh

20
10
bh

5
20
10
Sum SA =