What is the Relationship Between the Surface Areas of Similar Solids?

What is the Relationship Between the Surface Areas of Similar Solids?

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If you have similar solids, there's a ratio that relates their surface areas. This tutorial uses similar prisms to help you find the ratio rule of the surface areas of any similar solids!

Keywords:

  • rule
  • surface area
  • similar solids
  • similar
  • solids
  • ratio
  • scale factor
  • proportional
  • corresponding linear measurements

Background Tutorials

  • Ratios

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      What's a Ratio?

      Ratios are everywhere! The scale on a map or blueprint is a ratio. Ingredients sometimes need to be mixed using ratios such as the ratio of water to cement mix when making cement. Watch this tutorial to learn about ratios. Then think of some ratios you've encountered before!

  • Surface Areas of Prisms