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How do you find the surface area

User Slajma
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Answer:

It depends on what shape you have. Here are some formulas for different shapes.

Explanation:

Rectangular prism: 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

Cylinder: 2 pi r² + 2 pi rh

Sphere: 4 pi r²

Cone: pi r² + pi rl

Square-based pyrimid: 1/2lp +B

I hope this helps!

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