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GCSE Maths: Surface area: L-shape prism

Geometry & Measures · AQA GCSE Maths (8300). Cards are generated from the Corbettmaths textbook exercise for Surface area: L-shape prism (Corbettmaths Video 311), and every card links back to the exact page it came from. Practice tests are drawn from this deck’s own cards. Source material © Corbettmaths — used with attribution.

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  1. What is an L-shaped prism?

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    A three-dimensional solid with an L-shaped cross-section that extends uniformly along its length.

  2. How can you calculate the surface area of an L-shaped prism?

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    Find the areas of all faces (the two L-shaped ends plus all rectangular side faces) and add them together.

  3. How many rectangular faces does an L-shaped prism typically have?

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    Six rectangular faces, corresponding to the six edges of the L-shaped cross-section.

  4. When finding surface area of a prism with dimensions in different units, what must you do first?

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    Convert all dimensions to the same unit before calculating.

  5. What is one method to find the area of an L-shaped face?

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    Split the L-shape into two rectangles, find each area, and add them together.

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