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Explain how you
use a net to find the surface area of a
prism.

User Noblerare
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Answer:

By drawing a net, you can see each face of the prism. You can find the areas of each face and then add them together to find the total surface area.

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User Andrew Lively
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Explanation:

To find the total surface area of a prism, you need to calculate the area of two polygonal bases, i.e., the top face and bottom face. And then calculate the area of lateral faces connecting the bases. Add up the area of the two bases and the area of the lateral faces to get the total surface area of a prism.

Hope this helps!

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