Nets and Surface Area
Aligned to 6.G.A.4 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
What this lesson teaches
A net is a 3-D figure unfolded flat into all its faces. To find surface area, find the area of every face on the net and add them together.
Worked example
A cube with 4 cm edges has 6 square faces. Each face is 4 × 4 = 16 cm², so the surface area is 6 × 16 = 96 cm².
Practice questions
- A rectangular box is 3 by 2 by 5. Find the total area of all six faces.
- Sketch a net for a cube with edge 2 in and find its surface area.
- A triangular prism has two triangle faces of area 6 each and three rectangle faces of area 10 each. Find the surface area.
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Desarrollos Planos y Área Superficial
Un desarrollo plano es una figura tridimensional desdoblada en todas sus caras. Para hallar el área superficial, calcula el área de cada cara del desarrollo y súmalas.
Ejemplo: Un cubo con aristas de 4 cm tiene 6 caras cuadradas. Cada cara mide 4 × 4 = 16 cm², así que el área superficial es 6 × 16 = 96 cm².
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