Finding the surface area of a cube

Method 1: If You Know the Length of One Side

1: Understand that the surface area of a
cube is made up of the areas of its six
faces. Since all of the faces of a cube are
congruent (identical in form; coinciding
exactly when superimposed), we can just find
the area of one face and multiply it by 6 to get
the total surface area. The surface area can
be found by using a simple formula: 6 x s2,
where "s" represents a side of the cube.

2: Find the area of one side of the cube. To

find the area of one side of the cube, you
need to find "s," which represents the side
length of a cube, and then find s2. This really
means that you'll be multiplying the length of
the cube's side times its width to find its area
-- the length and width of a cube's side just
happen to be the same. If one side of the cube, or "s," is equal to 4 centimeter
(1.6 in), then the area of the side of the cube is (4 cm) 2, or 16 cm2. Remember
to state your answer in square units.

3: Multiply the area of the side of the

cube by 6. Now that you've found the area
of one side of the cube, all you have to do to
find the surface area is to multiply this
number by 6. 16 cm2 x 6 = 96 cm2. The
surface area of the cube is 96 cm2.

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Extension task: now find the surface area of a cube: 7cm x 7cm x 7cm
Answer: 6 x 7 (2) = 49cm(2) x 6 = 294cm (2)

Finding the surface area of a Pyramid

Pyramid
A pyramid is any shape that goes up to a point at the top. The base can be
any shape, but when the base is a circle it is called a cone.

The volume of a pyramid is:

/3 base area perpendicular height

The surface area of a pyramid is the area of the

base + the area of all the other sides.

Finding the surface area of a cone

Cone

The volume of a cone is:

/3r2h

The curved surface area of a cone is:

rL
(where L is the slant height).
Note this doesn't include the area of the base,
which is a circle, area r2.
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