Calculating the Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
Examples Practice Questions: Determine the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions \(6 \text{ cm} \times 5 \text{ cm} \times 8 \text{ cm}\). What is the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of \(5 \text{ cm}\) and a height of \(10 \text{ cm}\)? \( 236 \text{ cm}^2 \) \( 471 \text{ cm}^2 […]
How to Calculate the Area of Regular Polygons
Regular Triangle (Equilateral): Area \(A = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times \text{side}^2\) Regular Quadrilateral (Square): Area \(A = \text{side}^2\) Regular Pentagon: Area \(A = \frac{5}{4} \times \frac{\text{side}^2}{\tan(\frac{180}{5})}\) Regular Hexagon: Area \(A = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \times \text{side}^2\) Examples Practice Questions: Find the area of an equilateral triangle with a side length of \(9 \text{ cm}\). What is the area of […]
