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.

Surface area of a rectangular prism

Source: Surface area of a rectangular prism, Duan Habecker, YouTube

Surface area of a triangular prism

Source: Triangular Prism Surface Area, mrmaisonet, YouTube

Surface area of a cylinder

Source: how to find the surface area of a cylinder, Kirk Framke, YouTube

Surface area of a pyramid

Source: brightstorm