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HELP ASAP!!! What is the difference between area and surface area?

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Answer:

The area is the measurement of the size of flat-surface in a plane (two-dimensional), whereas surface area is the measurement of the exposed surface of a solid shape (three-dimensional). This is the key difference between area and surface area.

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Surface area is the total area of the surface the object is on, while area is the total of the object

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