Surface Area and Volume of

Prisms part 1
 the surfaces that make up the
Lateral Surfaces - parts of the shape between the
bases.
Cylinder = base shape: circle. lateral shape: rectangle.

Prism = base shape: depends on name. lateral shape: rectangles.

Pyramid = base shape: depends on name. lateral shape: triangles.

 Lateral Area of a Prism

The lateral area of a prism is the sum of the areas of the lateral faces.

Lateral Face—a lateral face of a prism is a face that joins the bases of the prism

The lateral area of the prism is the total area of its lateral faces.
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Find the surface area of each rectangular prism.

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Find the surface area of each rectangular prism.

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Ms. Adventure went on a trip around the world. In the Netherlands, she tasted Dutch
cheese. The piece of cheese has the shape of a triangular prism. How much surface area
is there for mold to grow on?
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What is the surface area of the triangular prism?

 Part 3 Example 1

When a base of a prism is a regular polygon, you can decompose the polygon to find its area.

You can decompose a regular hexagon into 6 equilateral triangles.

The 6 triangles are the same size.

After you find the area of 1 triangle, you can multiply the area by 6 to find the area of the entire hexagon.
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Ms. Adventure wants to make a box like one she saw in Japan. She plans to cover the
box with paper. The box has the shape of a regular hexagonal prism. To the nearest
square inch, how much paper does Ms. Adventure need to cover the box?
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To the nearest square inch, what is the surface area of the regular hexagonal prism?
Homework:

Surface Area of Prisms Worksheet

Volume of a Prism

The formula for the volume of a prism equals the

area of the base times the height.
Or, V = Bh

Area of the base x height = (length x width) x height

Find the Volume of the Prism.

V = area of base · height

V = Bh
V = (9) (2) (3)
V = 54 ft³
Find the Volume of the Prism.

V = side length cubed

V = s³
V = (3)³
V = (3) (3) (3)
V = 27 ft³
Find the Volume of the Prism.

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Find the Volume of each Prism.

What is the volume of a cube with edge length

¾ ft.?

V = side length cubed

V = s³
V = ( 3/4 )³
V = ( 3/4 ) ( 3/4 ) ( 3/4 )
V = 27/64 ft³
Find the Volume the Prism.

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Find the Volume of each Prism.

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Find the Volume of the Prism

Ms. Adventure’s Japanese box has the shape of a regular hexagonal prism.
To the nearest cubic inch, what is the amount of space inside the box?

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Find the Volume of the Prism

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HW: Volume of Prisms Worksheet