Section 12.2 Day 1 – Surface Area of Prisms
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Prism:
Lateral faces:
Altitude or height:
Right prism:
Oblique prism:
Slant height:
Surface Area (of a polyhedron):
Lateral Area (of a polyhedron):
Net:
Surface Area of a Right Prism:
Example 1: Find the surface area of a right rectangular prism with a height of 2 feet, a length of 5 feet,
and a width of 4 feet.
Examples 2: Find the surface area of the right prism.
Example 3: Find the surface area of a right triangular prism with a height of 4 feet. The regular triangle
has a side length of 6 feet.