Posts tagged prisms
Nets, volume, and surface area of prisms

In this lesson we’ll look at an introduction to three-dimensional geometric figures, specifically nets, volume, and surface area of prisms. We want to be able to find the net and calculate the volume and surface area for different types of prisms, like rectangular, triangular, etc.

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Surface area to volume ratio of prisms

The ratio of the surface area, S, to the volume, V, can be expressed as a fraction S/V, or converted to a decimal. In order to find the ratio of the surface area to the volume, we have to first find the surface area of the prism and the volume of the prism.

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Finding the diagonal of a right rectangular prism

The diagonal of a right rectangular prism goes from one corner of the prism, across the interior volume, all the way to the opposite corner of the prism.

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