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When finding the surface area of a composite figure, why is it often necessary to subtract sides common to each individual shape? Complete the explanation.
 
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Volume or Surface Area
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less or greater
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add or subtract
When finding the surface area of a composite figure, why is it often necessary to subtract sides common
to each individual shape? Complete the explanation.
| of in composite figures will often have
Identifiable shapes that are easy to find the (select)
portions that overlap with each other. After finding the surface area of each individual shape, simply
adding these surfaces areas together will result in a number (select) v than the real surface area. This
means that after adding the surface areas of the individual shapes, it is necessary to (select)
common to both shapes to get the true surface area.
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Transcribed Image Text:When finding the surface area of a composite figure, why is it often necessary to subtract sides common to each individual shape? Complete the explanation. | of in composite figures will often have Identifiable shapes that are easy to find the (select) portions that overlap with each other. After finding the surface area of each individual shape, simply adding these surfaces areas together will result in a number (select) v than the real surface area. This means that after adding the surface areas of the individual shapes, it is necessary to (select) common to both shapes to get the true surface area. sides
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