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Finding surface area of solid figures such as the cube, the cylinder, and so forth is explained here thoroughly.
Surface area of a cube
Here, not only we show you how to get the formula for the surface area of a cube using the cube template, we also illustrate the concepts with good examples.
Surface area of a rectangular prism
Here, not only we show you how to get the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism using the rectangular prism template, we also illustrate the concepts with good examples.
Surface area of a cylinder
A thorough and crystal clear explanation of how to derive the formula for the surface area of a cylinder by showing you how to make a cylinder using two circles and a rectangle
Surface area of a square pyramid
A thorough and crystal clear explanation of how to derive the formula for the surface area of a square pyramid. Then, good examples are provided to illustrate the concept
Surface area of a sphere
Here, we derive the surface area of the sphere and then we illustrate with two good and crystal clear examples
Surface area of a cone
Here, we derive the surface area of a cone from the surface area of a square pyramid and then we illustrate with two good and crystal clear examples