Question 256031
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.


<a href = "http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/solid/cube.htm" target = "_blank">http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/solid/cube.htm</a>


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.


<a href = "http://www.yingster.net/projects/hedra/" target = "_blank">http://www.yingster.net/projects/hedra/</a>