Question

for 3 dimensional prisms, what is a general method for finding the surface area of any prism?what is a general method for finding serface area of any pyramid that's 3 dimensional?

Answer 1

A general method to find the surface area of any prism is to find the sum of the areas of the bases and the lateral faces of the prism. A prism has 2 bases and n lateral faces that depend on how many sides do the bases have.

`SA=2A_b+n\cdot A_l`

Where SA is surface area, Ab is area of the base, n is number of lateral faces and Al is area of the lateral faces.

A general method to find the surface area of any prism is to find the sum of the areas of the base and the lateral faces of the pyramid. A pyramid has a base and n lateral faces that depend on how many sides does the base have.

`SA=A_b+n\cdot A_l`

Where SA is surface area, Ab is area of the base, n is the number of lateral faces and Al is the area of the lateral faces.