How can you find the surface area of a composite solid made up of prisms?
I am confused on this and have never done this.
Find the surface area of the composite solid. The solid is made up of a prisms and another prism. Use the surface area formulas for the prisms, but do not include the areas of the sides that overlap.
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im stuck on one one that kinda looks like stairs. anyway, i dont know where to even start...ToT
im confused and cant do it
To find the surface area of a composite solid made up of prisms, you will need to follow these steps:
1. Identify the individual prisms: Determine the different types of prisms that make up the composite solid. Each prism will have its own dimensions.
2. Find the surface area of each prism: To find the surface area of a prism, add up the areas of all its faces. For example, if you have a rectangular prism with dimensions length, width, and height, you can calculate its surface area using the formula 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l represents length, w represents width, and h represents height.
3. Calculate the surface area of each prism: Once you have determined the surface area for each prism, add up all the individual surface areas together. This will give you the total surface area of the composite solid.
Remember that if there are any shared faces between the prisms, they should only be counted once in the overall surface area calculation.
By following these steps, you can find the surface area of a composite solid made up of prisms.