Practice finding surface area in the activity below. Click the Answer buttons to reveal the answers.
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Dale wants to build a wooden box that measures 1.5 meters by 1 meter by 1.75 meters. Part 1: Dale plans to paint all six sides of the outside of the wooden box after he builds it. What is the outside surface area of the box? (1.5 x 1) + (1.5 x 1) + (1.75 x 1) + (1.75 x 1) + (1.5 x 1.75) + (1.5 x 1.75) Part 2: One can of paint will cover 5 square meters. How many cans of paint will Dale need to buy to paint the outside of his wooden box? 3 cans of paint A horizontal cylinder is used to store diesel fuel. The cylinder is 9 feet in length. Each base of the cylinder has a radius of 2.5 feet. What is the total surface area of the diesel tank? C = 3.14(5) = 15.7 Find the surface area of this triangular prism:
B = \( \mathsf{\frac{1}{2}} \)(4)(3) = 6 |
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