Surface Area of Prisms, Pyramids, and Cylinders

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To solve for surface area, which is the the sum of the area of the faces of an object, an effective way to calculate this sum is to examine the object's net. Below you can find a list of common 3D shapes and their accompanying net. 

Watch the following videos to get a better sense of how an object is dissected into a net. 

Rectangular Prisms and Cubes

Triangular Prisms

Pyramids

Cylinder

Surface Area of Prisms, Pyramids, and Cylinders

Watch the following videos to get a better sense of how an object is dissected into a net.

Rectangular Prisms and Cubes

Triangular Prisms

Pyramids

Cylinder

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