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Surface Area Tutorial

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Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

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Do you see the RED face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm
10 cm
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Do you see another face that is just like the RED
face?
Where is it located?
Keep an eye on the next screen!
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Yes, its on the back.
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Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 40 sq. cm
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Do you see the BLUE face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm
7 cm
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Do you see another face that is just like the
BLUE face?
Where is it located?
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Yes, its on the left side.
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Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 28 sq. cm.
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Do you see the GREEN face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
7 cm
10 cm
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Do you see another face that is just like the
GREEN face?
Where is it located?
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Yes, its on the bottom.
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Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 70 sq. cm.
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Now we just need to add all the areas of the
sides together.
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The total Surface Area for this rectangular prism
is
40 40 28 28 70 70
276cm2