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iGCSE (2021 Edition)

12.14 Surface area of prisms

Interactive practice questions

Consider a cube with a side length of $6$6 cm.

a

Which of the following nets could this cube have?

A

B

C

D
b

What is the area of the cube's net?

c

Hence, what is the surface area of the cube?

Easy
1min

Consider the rectangular prism.

Easy
3min

Consider the following rectangular prism with a width, length and height of $5$5 m, $7$7 m and $15$15 m respectively. Find the surface area.

Easy
2min

Consider the following rectangular prism with length width and height equal to $12$12 m, $5$5 m and $3$3 m respectively.

Find the surface area of the prism.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

0580C4.1

Use and interpret the geometrical terms: point, line, parallel, bearing, right angle, acute, obtuse and reflex angles, perpendicular, similarity and congruence. Use and interpret vocabulary of triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, polygons and simple solid figures including nets.

0580E4.1

Use and interpret the geometrical terms: point, line, parallel, bearing, right angle, acute, obtuse and reflex angles, perpendicular, similarity and congruence. Use and interpret vocabulary of triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, polygons and simple solid figures including nets.

0580C5.4A

Carry out calculations involving the surface area of a cuboid, prism and cylinder.

0580E5.4A

Carry out calculations involving the surface area of a cuboid, prism and cylinder.

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