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Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

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Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing formulas for all calculations and a chart showing equivalencies between smaller and larger units.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
surface area

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surface area of capsule, surface area of cone, surface area of conical frustum, surface area of cube, surface area of cylinder, surface area of ellipsoid, surface area of rectangular prism, surface area of square pyramid, volume of ball cap, surface area of 3d solid
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Interactives
Audiences
For Administrator Use
2 more...
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Lexile Measures
0L

Common Core

7.G.B.6

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