How do you find the surface area of a cylinder? how do you find the surface area of a prism? describe what a prism is. how do you know what the base is? how do you know what the height is?

A=2 π r  h+2 π r 2surface area of a prism (or any other geometric solid) we open the solid like a carton box and flatten it out to find all included geometric forms. To find the volume of aprism (it doesn't matter if it is rectangular or triangular) we multiply the area of the base, called the base area B, by the height h.
A prism is a solid figure that has two parallel congruent sides that are called basesthat are connected by the lateral faces that are parallelograms. ... To find the volume of a prism (it doesn't matter if it is rectangular or triangular) we multiply the area of the base, called the base area B, by the height h.
How can I know my height in inches? Just take yourheight in centimeters and divide it by 2.54. ... Height isusually measured in cm (centimeters) or m (meters).