Finding the surface area of prisms, cylinders, and pyramids in application problems is a very important skill.

To summarize what you have learned in this lesson, watch the following videos showing additional examples of how to find the surface areas of these important 3-dimensional figures.

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Surface area of a rectangular prism

Surface area of a triangular prism

Surface area of a cylinder

Surface area of a pyramid