Surface Areas of 3D Shapes
Finding the surface areas of cubes, cuboids, spheres, and right circular cylinders/cones. Students solve practical problems involving surface area.
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Finding the surface areas of cubes, cuboids, spheres, and right circular cylinders/cones. Students solve practical problems involving surface area.
Key Questions
- What is the difference between lateral and total surface area?
- How do we calculate the surface area of a sphere?
- In what real-life scenarios do we need to calculate surface area?
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