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39 D 1.4 Skill Builder Surface Areas of Tr To find the surface area of a right triangular prism, add the areas of its 5 faces. Look for matching faces with the same areas. oem There are 2 congruent a triangular faces. Find the area of one, then multiply it by 2. b Bem ton Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Triangular fs--D 2d x 6 x 8) = 48 ~~ Som Peni 40cm 400m b Bem dom, Rectangular AS-- 6x4=24 4on ae fem | ax a= 32 b “em = Bom Bem Total 144 The surface area is 144 cm?. Check 1. Find the surface area of the triangular prism. Matching | Diagram Corresponding 450m Faces Area (cm?) Sem k %em| Tiangular | _ om 2bx_x_)=__ em 2 aon Kaa _omn Rectangular eee en | seen mie ae om Total = ‘The surface area is__cm?, Surface Areas of Cylinders To find the surface area of a right cylinder, add the areas of © the 2 circular faces © the curved surface Look for matching faces with the same areas. ‘Matching | Diagram Corresponding Faces Area eS Top | Aan 2x ar Bottom eC T ™ The side can be a unrolled into a ss ¥ Cs rectangle, whose Curved ae 2nrh length is the surface re aa P circumference of the circle, ‘The surface area is: 207? + 2nsh To calculate the surface area of this cylinder: SS ant The dimensions of the oylinder are given to the nearest centimetre, so we give the surface area to the nearest square centimetre, dem Som Matching | Diagram Corresponding Faces ‘Area (cm?) Top 2X ax 3? Bottom = 5655 2n(3) em ee 2xwx3x5 surface son| = 9425 Total 150.80, ‘The surface area is about 151 cm? Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Top eee a Bottom 2n__om een Kel} Curved surface cl Total The surface area is about __cm?. w Dp 1.4 Surface Areas of Other Composite Objects [EGET Find the surface areas of composite objects made from right prisms and right cylinders. Example 1 | Finding the Surface Area of a Composite Object Made from a Rectangular Prism and a Triangular Prism Find the surface area of this composite object. Bom 40 em The shaded area is the area of overlap. Solution toon EDS 0 Surface area of rectangular prism Surface area of triangular prism Matching] Diagram Corresponding || Matching | Diagram ] Corresponding Faces Area (a?) Faces Area (cm?) | 22 x6xe) Front 6om| 26 10) |] Triangular | ©" 72 Back med | =a8 |= Sen. io 10em és Top 2010 x 4) iam 10% 4 = 40, Bottom em! = 30 Rectangular | 8°" pees Right | gem 26 x 4) a Left ea = dom aa 248 dom | ax4= 32 The surf 248 cm? oo surface area is 248 cm Area of overlap Pe a Diagram —_| Corresponding Area (em?) The surface area is 144 cm? ] Sem 6x4=24 aon The area of overlap is 24 cm?. Surface area of composite object = 248 + 144 ~ 2(24) = 344 The surface area of the composite object is 344 ci? 31 41. The diagram shows the surface area of the bam two prisms that make up a composite object. a) What is the area of the overlap? The overlap is a__-cm by _-cm rectangle. Area of overlap cm x __am = __am? SA = 300 om? 120m SA= 720 ome b) What is the surface area of the composite object? Surface area of composite object = Surface area of 2 prisms — 2(Area of overlap) a + = = The surface area of the composite object is 2. Find the surface area of this composite object. Som 4om aon Bom Surface area of triangular prism Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Triangular ae DU Minn at an om on Rectangular rl x ee en | ee Total oes The surface area is cm, at Surface area of cube Area of overlap Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Diagram —_| Corresponding Area (cm?) Front Back om Top BE 6&_x_) Bottom -m Right The area of overlap is___ em’ Left 2 Total The surface area is__ cm? Surface area of composite object = Surface area of 2 prisms — 2(Area of overlap) = + as The surface area of the composite object is cm? Example 2 | Finding the Surface Area of a Composite Object Made from a Rectangular Prism and a Cylinder Find the surface area of this object. Surface area of rectangular prism Matching | Diagram Corresponding Faces | Area (cm?) 12em| Front ioe Back ta” Top 20m | (12 x 15) = 720 Bottom fe tem Right Left | ean 2(12 x 12) = 288 Total i008 The surface area is 1008 cm? Surface area of cylinder Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Top Bottom Qin 2xax 225.13 Curved surface 2e(2)em toem 2X x2 10 = 125.67 Total 150.80 The surface area Area of overlap is about 150.80 cm? Diagram _| Corresponding Area (cm?) Quem |=*2= 1257 The area of overlap is about 12.57 cm? SA composite object The surface area 133.66 is about 1134 cm? A rectangular prism + SA cylinder — 2(Area of overlap) = 1008 + 150.80 ~ 2(12.57) Cheek 4. The diagram shows the surface area of the rectangular prism and cylinder that make up a composite object a) What is the area of the overlap? The overlap is a Area of overlap cm b) What is the surface area of the composite object? SA composite object = SA + +5A pd oe) The surface area of the composite object is about cm? 2. Find the surface area of this composite object. Aen ta Surface area of cube Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Front Back foshairt Top Bottom om Right Left Total Surface area of cylinder Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Top Bottom Qu» 2a__om Curved surface Soe eee eee reer Total ‘Area of overlap Diagram —_| Corresponding Area (cm?) @-« |_——-— SA composite object = SA +SA as ) The surface area of the composite object is about em? Bom 120m 1.Find the surface area of this composite object. s. 85m a | fen Bem Surface area of rectangular prism Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Front Back Top ~ Bottom Right left Saat eae Total = The surface area is em’, Surface area of triangular prism Area of overlap Matching | Diagram | Corresponding Diagram | Area (cm?) Faces ‘Area (cm?) ates Triangular The area of overlap is_.em?. Rectangular | Surface area of composite object SA composite object Total The surface area of the composite object is em? The surface area is cre, 2. Find the surface area of this composite abject. Surface area of cube Matching Faces | Diagram | Corresponding Area (cm?) Front Back Top OX )= Bottom Total Surface area of cylinder The surface area is_ cm? Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (em?) Top Bottom Curved surface Total The surface area is about cm?, Area of overlap Diagram | Correspon Area (cm?) Surface area of composite object SA composite object + 7 ‘The surface area of the composite object is about cm? The area of overiap is_ cm? Calculate the surface area of the cake at the right. Write your answer to the nearest tenth Surface area of smaller cake ‘Matching Faces | Surface area of larger cake bation =X * Curved surface gcnag pesca panacea Total The surface area is about cm? ‘Area of overlap Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Surface area of cake + The surface area of the cake is about Matching Faces | Diagram Corresponding Area (cm?) Top Bottom a Curved surface Total The surface area is about cm’. The area of overlap is about cm?, cm? 4

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