IGCSE Maths / Working with shape and space

Surface area of a cuboid revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Maths (4MA1), chapter 11: Working with shape and space, specification point 4.10c-f. Part of the full course.

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Surface area is the total area of all the outside faces of a solid. You can find it by adding the face areas, taking care to count only the faces that are actually there and giving the answer in square units.

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