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admin261 acellus.com Areas and Volumes of Similar Solids These prisms are similar. Find the surface area of the larger prism. Round to the nearest tenth. 5 in. 6 in. Surface Area 572 m2 Surface Area ? ]m2

Solution

The ratio of surface area of similar prisms is in the ratio of squares of sides.

The surface area for 1st prism is 572
The surface area for 2nd prism is ?

So, the surface are of larger prism is 572*(6/5)^2 = 823.68 m^2