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Surface Area Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating the surface area of basic geometric shapes: - The surface area of a cube is 6 times the length of one side squared. - The surface area of a rectangular prism is the sum of 2 times the area of the top/bottom and 2 times the area of each face. - The surface area of any prism is the lateral area plus 2 times the area of the ends. - The surface area of a sphere is 4 times pi times the radius squared. - The surface area of a cylinder is 2 times pi times the radius squared plus 2 times pi times the radius times the height.

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Surface Area Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating the surface area of basic geometric shapes: - The surface area of a cube is 6 times the length of one side squared. - The surface area of a rectangular prism is the sum of 2 times the area of the top/bottom and 2 times the area of each face. - The surface area of any prism is the lateral area plus 2 times the area of the ends. - The surface area of a sphere is 4 times pi times the radius squared. - The surface area of a cylinder is 2 times pi times the radius squared plus 2 times pi times the radius times the height.

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Surface Area Formulas

In general, the surface area is the sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the
surface of the object.
Cube | Rectangular Prism | Prism | Sphere | Cylinder | Units
Note: "ab" means "a" multiplied by "b". "a2" means "a squared", which is the same as "a" times
"a".
Be careful!! Units count. Use the same units for all measurements. Examples

Surface Area of a Cube = 6 a 2

(a is the length of the side of each edge of the cube)


In words, the surface area of a cube is the area of the six squares that cover it. The
area of one of them is a*a, or a 2 . Since these are all the same, you can multiply one of
them by six, so the surface area of a cube is 6 times one of the sides squared.

Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism = 2ab + 2bc + 2ac

(a, b, and c are the lengths of the 3 sides)


In words, the surface area of a rectangular prism is the area of the six rectangles that
cover it. But we don't have to figure out all six because we know that the top and bottom
are the same, the front and back are the same, and the left and right sides are the
same.
The area of the top and bottom (side lengths a and c) = a*c. Since there are two of
them, you get 2ac. The front and back have side lengths of b and c. The area of one of
them is b*c, and there are two of them, so the surface area of those two is 2bc. The left
and right side have side lengths of a and b, so the surface area of one of them is a*b.
Again, there are two of them, so their combined surface area is 2ab.

Surface Area of Any Prism

(b is the shape of the ends)


Surface Area = Lateral area + Area of two ends
(Lateral area) = (perimeter of shape b) * L
Surface Area = (perimeter of shape b) * L+ 2*(Area of shape b)

Surface Area of a Sphere = 4 pi r 2

(r is radius of circle)

Surface Area of a Cylinder = 2 pi r 2 + 2 pi r h

(h is the height of the cylinder, r is the radius of the top)


Surface Area = Areas of top and bottom +Area of the side
Surface Area = 2(Area of top) + (perimeter of top)* height
Surface Area = 2(pi r 2) + (2 pi r)* h
In words, the easiest way is to think of a can. The surface area is the areas of all the
parts needed to cover the can. That's the top, the bottom, and the paper label that
wraps around the middle.

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