SOLUTION: Explain how a net relates to a polyhedron and how a net can help you calculate the surface area of its corresponding polyhedron. I would deeply appreciate it if you helped me.

Question 256031: Explain how a net relates to a polyhedron and how a net can help you calculate the surface area of its corresponding polyhedron.

I would deeply appreciate it if you helped me. Thank you!
Found 2 solutions by drk, Theo:
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A net is a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional object - polyhedron. We can find areas and surface areas of these net fairly easily using formulas.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
apparently a net is how you would construct the polyhedron.

here's a link that describes various polyhedrons and the nets that are used to create them.

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/solid/cube.htm

you can calculate the area of each face and then add them up to get the surface area of the polyhedron.

here's another link that describes the same thing but shows it a little differently.

http://www.yingster.net/projects/hedra/
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