Surface Areas and Volumes
Finding the surface areas and volumes of combinations of basic 3D shapes like cubes, cuboids, spheres, hemispheres, and cylinders. Students will solve practical problems involving these solids.
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Finding the surface areas and volumes of combinations of basic 3D shapes like cubes, cuboids, spheres, hemispheres, and cylinders. Students will solve practical problems involving these solids.
Key Questions
- How do we find the total surface area of a combined solid?
- What is the formula for the volume of a hemisphere?
- How does melting and recasting affect the volume of a solid?
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