Prisms - Surface Area and Volume

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What is a prism?

Back

A prism is a three-dimensional shape with two identical ends and flat sides. The sides are parallelograms.

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What is the formula for the surface area of a prism?

Back

Surface Area = 2B + Ph, where B is the area of the base, P is the perimeter of the base, and h is the height of the prism.

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What is volume?

Back

Volume is the amount of space an object occupies, measured in cubic units.

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What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism?

Back

Volume = length × width × height.

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What is surface area?

Back

Surface area is the sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the surface of the object.

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How do you find the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = 1/2 × base × height.

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What is the perimeter of a shape?

Back

Perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a shape.

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If the base of a triangular prism is a triangle with a base of 4 inches and a height of 3 inches, what is the area of the base?

Back

Area = 1/2 × 4 × 3 = 6 square inches.

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What is the height of a prism?

Back

The height of a prism is the perpendicular distance between the two bases.

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What is the difference between surface area and volume?

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Surface area measures the total area of the surface, while volume measures the space inside the object.