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Surface area

The total area of all faces of a 3D solid.

Surface area is the total area of all the faces of a 3D solid.

Spin the solid
Cuboid
faces
6
edges
12
vertices
8
V − E + F = 812 + 6 = 2

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Try this
4
surface area = 6·s² = 96

Common surface areas

  • Cube: 6s².
  • Cuboid: 2(lw + lh + wh).
  • Sphere: 4πr².
  • Cylinder: 2πr² + 2πrh.