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Well [ph] is the first step which is perimeter times height. What you do is you multiply the height by the base. With that answer you multiply the number of sides of the shape which is 5 sides and the heighth. That is how you findd you answer :)

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Q: What is the formula to find the surface area of a pentagonal prism?
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How do you find the surface area of a pentagonal prism?

surface area prism = 2 × area end + total area side = 2 × area end + perimeter end × length of prism The information given to you will allow you to work out the area of one pentagonal end, and the perimeter of the pentagonal end.


What is the formula for the area of base of a pentagonal based prism?

The fact that it's a prism has nothing to do with the area of the base. See the attached Related Link for your formula.


What is the volume formula for a pentagonal prism?

Volume = (base area) x height.


What is the formula for a pentagonal prism?

There is no single formula. The answer depends on what the formula is for: the volume, surface area, numbers of faces, edges, vertices and so on. And since you have not bothered to provide that crucial bit of information, I cannot provide a more useful answer.


Volume of pentagonal prism?

Area of pentagon * length of prism.


What is the formula for surface area in a rectangular prism?

LxWx2


Why does the formula for finding the surface area of a rectangular prism is helpful?

There must be a typo in this question, "Why does the formula for finding the surface area of arectangular prism is helpful?" What does that even mean?


Surface area of a pentagonal prism?

Sum of the surface areas or each of its seven faces. Only the two pentagonal bases should have equal areas; there is no need for any of the other faces to have equal areas.


Is the formula for the area of any prism the same?

yes. base area x height lxwxh No. Above answer gives volume not surface area. Surface area formula will differ depending on type of prism.


What is the formula of surface area of the prism?

Surface Area = 2 × Base Area + Base Perimeter × Length


What is the best unit of measure for the surface area of a pentagonal prism measured in inches?

Square inches seems a good bet.


Surface area of rectangular prism?

surface area of a rectangular prism is the formula: 2lw+2wh+2lh