Calculator for Surface Area of an Octagonal Prism
Alternative name: Eight Sided Box Surface Area Calculator
This calculator will help you find the surface area of a octagonal prism. The formula used in this calculator is listed below.
To use this calculator, you will need to know the base edge and height.
To give you a better mental model of the octagonal prism, you can look at the visualization below. You can navigate the 3d-model of the octagonal prism as you like.
Results
Surface Area = 1,765.685
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Octagonal Prism Surface Area Formula
Formula variable explanation:
- O represents the surface area.
- e represents the Base edge.
- h represents the Height.
LaTeX formula
If you are working in a TeX based editor you could use this TeX formula to calculate the octagonal prism surface area.
O=8\cdot e\cdot\mathrm{h}+4\cdot\left(1+\sqrt{2}\right)\cdot{ e}^{2}
How To Calculate The Octagonal Prism Surface Area Your Self
Calculating the surface area is rather simple when you know the formula presented above. Follow these steps:
Write down this formula:
- Then change the following variables with your values:
- e shall be changed with the Base edge of your octagonal prism. As an example e could be changed to 10.
- h shall be changed with the Height of your octagonal prism. As an example h could be changed to 10.
- Now you can enter this in to your calculator and you will get your answer.