surface area of triangular prisms greg morrison. definition: the sum of the areas of all of the...
TRANSCRIPT
Surface Area of Triangular Prisms
Greg Morrison
• Definition:The sum of the areas of all of the faces of a three-dimensional figure.
• Ex. How much construction paper will I need to fit on the outside of the shape?
A triangular prism has 5 faces.
FRONT
BACK
RIGHT
LEFT
BOTTOM
•2 Triangular bases•3 rectangular sides
Surface Area of a Triangular Prism
If we break down our triangular prism into a net,it looks like this:
In a triangular prism there are five sides, two triangles and three rectangles.
A triangular prism has 5 faces.
FRONT
BACK
RIGHT
LEFT
BOTTOM
In order to find the surface area, find the area of each face. Then sum all of the
areas.
FRONT
BACK
RIGHT
LEFT
BOTTOM
Side 1 ½(9 × 4) 18 cm2
Side 2 ½(9 × 4) 18 cm2
Side 3 4.5 x 8.1 36.45 cm2
Side 4 9 x 8.1 72.9 cm2
Side 5 7.2 x 8.1 58.32 cm2
TOTAL 203.67 cm2
Practice Time!
Find the Surface Area
Find the Surface Area
8.5 cm2.2 cm
2 cm
Find the Surface Area
5 cm3 cm
Find the Surface Area