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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object, measured in cubed units such as .
Used by AQA
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Revise: Commercial stock formsArea helps estimate sheet or fabric requirements; volume describes the amount of solid material in a three-dimensional part. Surface area is the sum of the areas of the surfaces being considered, so it can help estimate how much covering material is needed.
Convert dimensions to the same unit before calculating. Area uses squared units; volume uses cubed units.
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