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Geometry: Measurements
Finding the Surface Area of Prisms Using Nets (Deriving the Formula)
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Finding the Surface Area of Prisms Using Nets (Deriving the Formula)
Introduction
Surface area measures the total area covering the outside of a three-dimensional object. Using nets is a helpful way to find the sur...
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Imagine a small camping tent shaped like a triangular prism, with two triangular ends and three rectangular sides, making a total of five faces.
To find the surface area of this triangular prism-shaped tent, imagine unfolding it into a flat shape known as a net. We then calculate the area of each face and add them together.
Suppose e...
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