Surface area of solids worksheet with various 3D shapes and dimensions.

Let's solve each problem step by step to find the surface area of each solid. We’ll round answers to the nearest tenth as instructed.

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1) Sphere

- Radius $ r = 4 $ m

Formula for surface area of a sphere:
$$
SA = 4\pi r^2
$$

$$
SA = 4\pi (4)^2 = 4\pi (16) = 64\pi \approx 201.1 \text{ m}^2
$$

✔ Answer: 201.1 m²

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2) Cube (or rectangular prism?)

Looking at the diagram:
- All edges are labeled 5 cm → it’s a cube.

Surface area of a cube:
$$
SA = 6s^2 = 6(5)^2 = 6(25) = 150 \text{ cm}^2
$$

✔ Answer: 150.0 cm²

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3) Rectangular Prism

Dimensions:
- Length = 6 m, Width = 4 m, Height = 3 m

Surface area formula:
$$
SA = 2(lw + lh + wh)
$$

$$
SA = 2(6 \cdot 4 + 6 \cdot 3 + 4 \cdot 3) = 2(24 + 18 + 12) = 2(54) = 108 \text{ m}^2
$$

✔ Answer: 108.0 m²

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4) Cone

- Radius $ r = 8 $ cm
- Slant height $ l = 17.9 $ cm

Surface area of a cone:
$$
SA = \pi r^2 + \pi r l
$$

$$
SA = \pi (8)^2 + \pi (8)(17.9) = \pi (64) + \pi (143.2) = \pi (207.2) \approx 651.2 \text{ cm}^2
$$

✔ Answer: 651.2 cm²

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5) Square Pyramid

Base is a square with side = 4 in
Slant height = 5 in (given on triangular face)

Surface area = Base area + Lateral area

- Base area = $ 4 \times 4 = 16 $ in²
- Lateral area = $ \frac{1}{2} \times \text{perimeter of base} \times \text{slant height} $

Perimeter = $ 4 \times 4 = 16 $ in
Lateral area = $ \frac{1}{2} \times 16 \times 5 = 40 $ in²

Total SA = $ 16 + 40 = 56 $ in²

✔ Answer: 56.0 in²

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6) Triangular Pyramid (Tetrahedron)

All faces are triangles. Given:
- Base triangle has sides: 7 ft, 7 ft, 8.7 ft
- The height from apex to base is 5.4 ft? Wait — actually, the red line shows height inside the base triangle.

Wait — let's interpret carefully:

The figure shows a triangular pyramid (tetrahedron) with:
- Base: triangle with sides 7 ft, 7 ft, and 8.7 ft
- The red dashed line (height of base triangle) is 5.4 ft
- The slant height from apex to base edge is 8.7 ft?

Wait — actually, the red line appears to be the height of the base triangle, not the slant height.

But we need all face areas.

We are given:
- Base triangle: base = 8.7 ft, height = 5.4 ft → Area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $ ft²
- Three lateral faces: each is an isosceles triangle with base 7 ft, and height 8.7 ft?

Wait — no. Look again: the red line is 5.4 ft, which is the height of the base triangle, and the other red line is 8.7 ft — that might be the slant height from apex to base.

Actually, looking closely: the 8.7 ft is marked along the side edge, but there’s also a red line from apex to base edge labeled 8.7 ft — likely slant height.

But wait — the labels:
- One triangle face has 7 ft, 7 ft, and 8.7 ft?
- But then the height from apex to base is shown as 8.7 ft? That can’t be.

Wait — the red line is drawn from apex down to the base, and it says 8.7 ft, and the base triangle has a height of 5.4 ft.

So this is a triangular pyramid where:
- The base is a triangle with base 8.7 ft and height 5.4 ft
- The three lateral faces are congruent triangles with base 7 ft and height 8.7 ft?

Wait — the base triangle has two equal sides of 7 ft, and the base is 8.7 ft. So it's isosceles.

But the height of the base triangle is given as 5.4 ft — so we can compute its area.

Then, the lateral faces: each is a triangle with base 7 ft and slant height 8.7 ft?

Wait — the red line from apex to base is labeled 8.7 ft — that's the height of the pyramid, not necessarily the slant height.

But for surface area, we need the area of each triangular face.

Let’s re-analyze:

- Base triangle: sides 7 ft, 7 ft, 8.7 ft; height from apex to base = 5.4 ft → area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $ ft²
- Now, the three lateral faces: each is a triangle with base 7 ft and slant height?

But the diagram shows only one red line: from apex to base, labeled 8.7 ft — that’s the height of the pyramid, not the slant height.

But we don't have the slant height of the lateral faces.

Wait — maybe the 8.7 ft is the slant height?

Alternatively, perhaps the 8.7 ft is the length of the edge from apex to base vertex?

But the red line goes to the midpoint of the base, so it's the height of the pyramid, not slant height.

But we need slant heights for lateral faces.

Wait — look: the base triangle has two sides of 7 ft, and the third is 8.7 ft. The height of the base triangle is 5.4 ft (from apex to base), but now the pyramid has a height of 8.7 ft from apex to center of base?

No — the red line is drawn from the apex to the base, perpendicular to the base, and labeled 8.7 ft — that's the height of the pyramid.

But to find the lateral face areas, we need the slant height from apex to base edge.

But we’re not given that directly.

Wait — perhaps the 8.7 ft is the slant height?

Let’s assume the labeling is correct.

Wait — the figure shows:
- A triangular pyramid with base triangle having sides 7 ft, 7 ft, and 8.7 ft
- The height of the base triangle is 5.4 ft
- From apex, a red line drops perpendicularly to the base, length 8.7 ft — that’s the height of the pyramid

But to find the area of the lateral faces, we need the slant height (distance from apex to midpoint of base edge).

But we don’t have that.

Alternatively, maybe the 8.7 ft is the slant height?

Wait — the label “8.7 ft” is placed on the edge from apex to base vertex, not to the midpoint.

But in the diagram, the red line goes to the center of the base? Or to the midpoint?

It’s ambiguous.

Wait — perhaps the 8.7 ft is the slant height of the lateral face.

But the lateral face is a triangle with base 7 ft, and height (slant height) 8.7 ft?

Yes! Let’s assume that:

- Each lateral face is a triangle with base 7 ft and height 8.7 ft
- There are three such faces
- Base triangle has base 8.7 ft and height 5.4 ft

But wait — the base triangle has sides 7 ft, 7 ft, and 8.7 ft — so the base is 8.7 ft, and the height is 5.4 ft → area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $ ft²

Now, the three lateral faces: each has base 7 ft and height 8.7 ft?

But if the base triangle has two sides of 7 ft, then the lateral faces would be triangles with base 7 ft and height (slant height) ?

But the red line is 8.7 ft — perhaps that is the slant height of the lateral face.

But the lateral face has base 7 ft, and the red line goes to the midpoint of the base? Then yes, it could be the slant height.

But the red line is drawn from apex to the base triangle, and labeled 8.7 ft — if it’s perpendicular to the base edge, then it’s the slant height.

But the diagram shows it going to the center, not midpoint.

This is confusing.

Alternative interpretation:

Perhaps the 8.7 ft is the height of the pyramid, and we need to compute slant height using Pythagoras.

But without more info, it’s hard.

Wait — perhaps the 8.7 ft is the slant height of the lateral face.

Let’s suppose:
- The lateral face is a triangle with base 7 ft and height 8.7 ft
- So area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 7 \cdot 8.7 = 30.45 $ ft²
- There are three such faces → total lateral area = $ 3 \times 30.45 = 91.35 $ ft²
- Base area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $ ft²
- Total SA = $ 91.35 + 23.49 = 114.84 \approx 114.8 $ ft²

But is this correct?

Wait — the base triangle has sides 7 ft, 7 ft, 8.7 ft — so it’s isosceles. The height from apex to base is 5.4 ft — that checks out: $ h = \sqrt{7^2 - (8.7/2)^2} $? Let's check:

$ (8.7/2) = 4.35 $, $ 7^2 = 49 $, $ 4.35^2 = 19.0225 $, $ h = \sqrt{49 - 19.0225} = \sqrt{29.9775} \approx 5.47 $, close to 5.4 — probably rounded.

So base area ≈ $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $ ft²

Now, for lateral faces: each is a triangle with base 7 ft and height (slant height) 8.7 ft?

But 8.7 ft is longer than the base edge — possible.

But is 8.7 ft the slant height?

If so, then area of one lateral face = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 7 \cdot 8.7 = 30.45 $ ft²

Three faces: $ 3 \times 30.45 = 91.35 $

Total SA = $ 91.35 + 23.49 = 114.84 \approx 114.8 $ ft²

But the red line is labeled 8.7 ft — and it goes from apex to base — if it's the height of the pyramid, then it's not the slant height.

But the slant height would be the distance from apex to the midpoint of a base edge.

In that case, we can use Pythagoras:

Let’s say the height of the pyramid is $ h = 8.7 $ ft

The base triangle has base 8.7 ft, so the distance from centroid to midpoint of base edge?

Wait — for an isosceles triangle, the centroid is located at $ \frac{1}{3} $ the height from the base.

But we need the horizontal distance from the foot of the pyramid's height to the midpoint of a base edge.

Assume the pyramid is regular — but the base is isosceles, not equilateral.

Let’s define:

- Base triangle: AB = AC = 7 ft, BC = 8.7 ft
- Height from A to BC is 5.4 ft
- The foot of this height is D, midpoint of BC
- The pyramid has apex P, and height PD = 8.7 ft? No — the height is from P to the plane of ABC.

But the red line is from P to D, and labeled 8.7 ft — so the height of the pyramid is 8.7 ft.

Now, the slant height to the side AB or AC would be the distance from P to the midpoint of AB.

But we don’t know that.

Alternatively, perhaps the 8.7 ft is the slant height of the lateral face.

Given the ambiguity, and since the red line is labeled 8.7 ft and goes to the base edge, and the other dimension is 5.4 ft (height of base), it’s likely that:

- The 8.7 ft is the slant height of the lateral face
- The lateral face has base 7 ft, height 8.7 ft
- So area = $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 7 \cdot 8.7 = 30.45 $ ft²
- Three such faces: $ 3 \times 30.45 = 91.35 $
- Base area: $ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8.7 \cdot 5.4 = 23.49 $
- Total SA = $ 91.35 + 23.49 = 114.84 \approx 114.8 $ ft²

✔ Answer: 114.8 ft²

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7) Cylinder

- Diameter = 16 in → radius $ r = 8 $ in
- Height = 16 in (not labeled, but implied from diagram?)

Wait — the cylinder has a diameter of 16 in, and the height is shown as 16 in? Yes, the vertical side is labeled 16 in.

So:
- Radius $ r = 8 $ in
- Height $ h = 16 $ in

Surface area of cylinder:
$$
SA = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi r h
$$

$$
= 2\pi (8)^2 + 2\pi (8)(16) = 2\pi (64) + 2\pi (128) = 128\pi + 256\pi = 384\pi \approx 1206.4 \text{ in}^2
$$

✔ Answer: 1206.4 in²

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8) Trapezoidal Prism

Base is a trapezoid:
- Bases: 7 m and 3 m
- Height of trapezoid: 4 m
- Depth (length of prism): 5 m

Surface area = 2 × (Area of base) + Lateral area

First, area of trapezoid base:
$$
A = \frac{1}{2} (b_1 + b_2) h = \frac{1}{2} (7 + 3)(4) = \frac{1}{2}(10)(4) = 20 \text{ m}^2
$$

Two bases: $ 2 \times 20 = 40 $ m²

Lateral area: sum of areas of the four rectangular sides

The four sides are:
1. Rectangle with width 7 m, height 5 m → area = $ 7 \times 5 = 35 $
2. Rectangle with width 3 m, height 5 m → area = $ 3 \times 5 = 15 $
3. Two non-parallel sides: we need their lengths

Wait — the trapezoid has two non-parallel sides. Are they given?

No — but we can compute them.

The trapezoid has:
- Top base = 3 m
- Bottom base = 7 m
- Height = 4 m

The difference in bases = $ 7 - 3 = 4 $ m → distributed on both sides: 2 m on each side

So each leg is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 2 m and 4 m:
$$
\text{Leg length} = \sqrt{2^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{4 + 16} = \sqrt{20} \approx 4.472 \text{ m}
$$

So two lateral faces with width $ \sqrt{20} \approx 4.472 $ m and height 5 m:
Each area = $ 4.472 \times 5 \approx 22.36 $ m²
Two such faces: $ 2 \times 22.36 = 44.72 $ m²

Now, lateral area = rectangle 7×5 + 3×5 + two legs:
= $ 35 + 15 + 44.72 = 94.72 $ m²

Total SA = base areas + lateral area = $ 40 + 94.72 = 134.72 \approx 134.7 $ m²

✔ Answer: 134.7 m²

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✔ Final Answers:

1) 201.1 m²
2) 150.0 cm²
3) 108.0 m²
4) 651.2 cm²
5) 56.0 in²
6) 114.8 ft²
7) 1206.4 in²
8) 134.7 m²

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