Lesson 4

Prism or not? A 3D shape with the same cross-section

running all the way through it.

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 C

V=Axh V=Bxh V=Cxh

A B

ABCDE Uniform cross-section/Base area

D
h
E
V=Dxh
V=Exh
 C
B
A

Volume A Volume B Volume C

= 9x8 = 15 x 9 = 80 x 6
= 72 cm3 = 135 cm3 = 480 cm3
Gift Packaging
 How many sides does this package have?
What shapes are the sides?

5 sides: 2 x ends & 3 long sides

This is the net of the triangular prism.

10 cm
Jack is sending his friend a
mini-football as a birthday gift.

How much cardboard does he

need to make a box for the ball?

100 cm2

6 × 100 cm2 = 600 cm2

 The Dice Company LTD TM ©
The Dice Company want to package sets of dice.
Each dice is 1 cm by 1cm by 1cm.
They want to fit 24 in one box.
To maximise profit,
they want to use as little cardboard as possible.
What is the smallest amount of cardboard they can use?
 The Dice Company LTD TM ©
The Dice Company want to package sets of dice.
Each dice is 1 cm by 1cm by 1cm.
They want to fit 24 in one box.
To maximise profit,
they want to use as little cardboard as possible.
What is the smallest amount of cardboard they can use?
Cardboard = 100 cm2 Cardboard = 68 cm2 1 cm

4 cm
2 cm
12 cm 1 cm
6 cm
Cardboard = 52 cm2
Cardboard = 70 cm 2

3 cm
3 cm
2 cm
8 cm 1 cm 4 cm
 Which nets would fold to make a dice?

B
A

C
D E

F G
 Which nets would fold to make a dice?

B
A

C
D E

F G
 Back
Side Drawing a net.
Side
Side

Front Front

Side
Side Side Side Side

Back
1) Sketch nets for these prisms in your book. Drawing a net.
2) Label lengths you know.

4 cm 4 cm

2 cm 3 cm

3 cm
4 cm 4 cm
3 cm 2.5 cm
 3 cm 3 cm
2 cm

4 cm 4 cm

3 cm

3 cm
2cm
2cm
2.5 cm 2.5 cm

2.5 cm 2.5 cm

4 cm
4 cm
2.5 cm
3 cm

3 cm
 C

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B
A

H

D

G 
F
 Use the net to calculate the surface area of the prism.
(Hint: Start with the sides)

5 cm 5 cm

5 cm
4 cm

4 cm
5 cm 6 cm
3 cm 6 cm

2.5 cm
5 cm

2 cm 3 cm

4.5 cm
3 cm
6 cm 5 cm
4 cm 4 cm
 4 cm
6 cm2
4 cm 5 cm
3cm

5 cm 20 cm2 15 cm2 25 cm2

6 cm2

Total = 72 cm2
 12 cm2

4 cm
5 cm
6cm

6 cm 30 cm2 36 cm2 30 cm2

12 cm2
Total = 120 cm2
 10 cm2
5 cm 3 cm 2 cm

12 cm 2
30 cm2 18 cm2 24 cm2
6 cm

4cm

3 cm 10 cm2 2 cm

Total = 104 cm2

 3 cm2
1.5 cm
4 cm
2.5 cm 3 cm 12 cm2 3 cm 2.5 cm

15 cm2 15 cm2

20 cm2

12.5 cm 2
12.5 cm 2
5 cm

12 cm2

Total = 105 cm2 3 cm2

 L

s s
h h
b s b s

L L

s b s

h
 Surface Area
L L = area of rectangle
+ 2 area of 

Surface Area
= area of rectangle + 2 area of 
= (s + b + s) x L + 2 ( ½ b h)
= (2s + b) x L + bh
 5 mm

7 mm 6 mm 7 mm

Surface Area
8 mm
= area of rectangle
+ 2 area of  7m
m 6 mm 7 mm
= (7 + 6 + 7) x 8
5 mm
+ 2( ½ x 6 x
5)
= 160 + 30
= 190 mm2
 TRIANGULAR PRISM – SURFACE AREA

s s
r s

(A) (B)

(A) Surface Area = b h + (b + h + s) x l

(B) Surface Area = b h + (b + s + r) x l

TRIANGULAR PRISM – SURFACE AREA
h Surface Area
= 2(base area) + [(base perimeter) x
base area
height]
 TRIANGULAR PRISM
Givenh=6 cm, b=8 cm, s=10 cm, l=20 cm
Surface Area= b h + [(b + h + s) x length]
= (6 x 8) + [(6+8+10) x 20 ]

6 cm
= 48 + 480
= 528 cm2

Given b = 5 cm, h = 2
cm, l = 10 cm, s
= 13 cm
Surface Area prism
= b h + [(b + h + s ) x l]
= 12 x 5 + [(5
Given b = 24cm, h = 7cm, l =
28cm

s = 25 cm (pythagoras)

Surface Area prism

= b h + (b + h + s ) x l
= 24 x 7 + (24 + 7 +
25) x 28
= 168 + 1568 = 1736
cm2
 Find the volume and surface area of the figure shown.
Volume
=cross-section area x
length
= ½ h(a
x 12+(2b)+ 7)
x length
x 20
7 cm
= 54 x 20 2 cm
= 1080 cm3 12 cm

s = 13 cm
S
(pythagoras) Surface 5 cm
12 cm 2 cm
Area 2 cm

12 cm
= (a + b) h +
[(perimeter) x length]
= (2 + 7) x 12 + [(2 +
Find the volume and the surface area of the triangular
prism shown.

Cross-section Area (ABC)

A =½ bh
=½ x 4 x 3
= 6 cm2

Volume of figure
= base area x length
C = 6 x 15
B
= 90 cm2
Surface Area
= 2(cross section area) + (Perimeter of base area) x length
= 2 (6) + (5 + 5 + 4) x 15
= 12 + 210
= 222cm2
Find the volume and
the surface area of
the triangular prism
shown.
Find the volume and
the surface area of
the triangular prism
shown.

Volume
= ½ bh x
length
= ½ x 6 x 16 x
12
= 576 cm3
 Find the volume and
the surface area of
the triangular prism
P
shown.
PQ = 10 cm
(pythagoras)
Q
8 cm 8 cm

Surface Area = bh + [(perimeter) x length]

= (6 x 16) + [(10+10+16) x 12 ]
= 96 + 432 = 528 cm3
Cross-section area
866
= = 43.3 𝑐𝑚2
20

Total Surface Area

= 2(43.3) + [(10+10+10)x20]
= 86.6 + 600
= 686.6 cm2
Cross-section area
1
= 4 6 + 12 = 36𝑐𝑚2
2

Total Surface Area

= 2(36) + [(5+6+5+12) x 10]
= 72 + 280
= 352 cm2
 Find the total surface area of the
figure.
Cross-section area
= 4 5 = 20𝑐𝑚2
Total Surface Area
= 2(20) + [(12 x 2) x 9]
= 40 + 126
= 166cm2

124 units 2 146 units 2

152 units 2 166 units 2