Topic: Surface area of a Cuboid

Class: IX
Chapter Name: Surface areas &Volume
Chapter No. 13

Name of Intern: Raja Upadhyaya

Date: 27.08.2021
Roll No. EDB20049
Time: 15 mins
Fig. 1 Fig.2 Fig.3

3D figures

Fig.5 Fig.6
Fig. 4
2D Figures
 Fig. 1 BOOK Fig.2 The Book Wrapped with Paper

“How much Wrapping Paper we need to cover this Book?”

 Activity

Fig.2 A
box(Cuboid in
shape)
First we would need a rectangular sheet of
cardboard for the bottom of this box (Cuboid
in shape) as shown in Fig. 3
Fig.3 Sheet of
cardboard(rectangle)
Then again we take two more
rectangular sheets for the two
side ends of that Box. Now, it
would look like Fig.4

Fig.
4
Now to cover the front and back ends,
we would need two more rectangular
sheets of cardboard. With them, we
would now have a figure as shown in
Fig. 5
Fig. 5

This figure, when opened out,

would look like Fig. 6

Fig. 6
Finally, to cover the top of the
Box, we would require Fig. 6
another rectangular piece
exactly like the one at the
bottom, which if we attach on
the right side, it would look
like Fig.7
Fig.7
So we have used six rectangular sheets to
make the box. This shows us that the outer
surface of a cuboid is made up of six
rectangles whose areas can be found by
multiplying length by breadth for each of
them separately and then adding the six
areas together.

Now, if we take the length of the Box

(Cuboid in shape) as l, breadth as b and the
height as h, then the figure with these
dimensions would be like the shape you see Fig. 8
in Fig 8
So, the sum of the areas of the six
rectangles is:

=Area of rectangle 1+ Area of rectangle

2+Area of rectangle 3+Area of rectangle 4
+ Area of rectangle 5 + Area of rectangle 6

= (l × h) + (l × b)+ (l × h) + ( l × b)
+ ( b × h) + (b × h)

= 2(l × b) + 2(b × h) + 2(l × h)

Fig. 8

= 2(lb + bh + hl)
So, if we know l, b, h of the book, then putting these values
in the formula 2(lb + bh + hl) we will get the total amount
of paper that need to cover the Book. This is nothing but
the surface area of that Book.

So, surface area of Cuboid = 2(lb + bh + hl)

where l, b and h are respectively the three edges of the
cuboid.
Problem 1 : Mary wants to decorate her Christmas tree.
She wants to place the tree on a wooden box covered with
coloured paper with picture of Santa Claus on it (see Fig.
9). She must know the exact quantity of paper to buy for
this purpose. If the box has length, breadth and height as
80 cm, 40 cm and 20 cm respectively how many square
sheets of paper of side 40 cm would she require?

Fig. 9
Solution:

Since Mary wants to paste the paper on the outer surface of the box;
the quantity of paper required would be equal to the surface area of the
box which is of the shape of a cuboid

The dimensions of the box are:

Length (l) =80 cm, Breadth (b) = 40 cm, Height (h) = 20 cm

The surface area of the box = 2(lb + bh + hl)

= 2[(80 × 40) + (40 × 20) + (20 × 80)] cm2
= 2[3200 + 800 + 1600] cm2
= 2 × 5600 cm2 = 11200 cm2
Again, the area of each sheet of the paper = 40 × 40 cm2
= 1600 cm2
surface area of box
Therefore, number of sheets required =
area of one sheet of paper

11200
= 1600
=7

So, she would require 7 sheets.

 Class Work
The length and breadth of a cardboard are 20 m and 10 m
respectively. How many cuboids can be made from the
cardboard if each Cuboid must be 4 m long, 3 m breadth, and 1
m height.
Solution: Here, the dimensions of the cardboard are :

Length (l) = 20m Breadth (b) = 10 m

Area of the cardboard = l× b
= 20 x 10  m2
= 200 m2
Again, surface area of the cuboid =  2(lb + bh + hl)
= 2 (4 x 3 + 3 x 1 + 4 x 1)

= 2 (12 + 3 + 4)
= 2 x 19

= 38 m2
area of the cardboard
The number of cuboids = 
surface area of a cuboid
= 200 m2 /38 m2 = 5.26 m2
Therefore, 5 cuboids can be made from the cardboard
Let’s summarize...

 The surface area of a Cuboid is the sum of the area of the 6

rectangular faces that cover it

 If l, b and h are respectively the length, breadth and height of

the Cuboid then surface area of the Cuboid = 2(lb + bh + hl)
 Home work
The surface area of a Cuboid is 126 ft2. If the
Cuboid’s length and height are 6 feet and 3 feet,
find the breadth of the Cuboid.
Thank You