can somebody explain to me what surface area is? like for a rectangular prisim with a square bottom, would that just be adding up the areas of each piece?

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amistre64 · Answer

its the amount of area that the surface covers ... its top bottom and sides

amistre64 · Answer

yes, add up all the areas of each piece; lateral means side .... so lateral area refers to just the sides :)

anonymous · Answer

what about for the volume of that same shape how do i determine it?

anonymous · Answer

Calculate the area of the end face (the shape that you get when you cut the prism at a right angle to the base) then multiply this area by the length of the prism remembering your answer is always in cubic units.