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Find the total surface area of this prism where the cross-section is an isosceles triangle

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Find the total surface area of this prism where the cross-section is an isosceles-example-1

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620 cm²

Explanation:

First I'll describe the net. There are 3 rectangles and 2 triangles. The triangles are identical and 2 out 3 of the rectangles are the same.

So, we know that the two similar rectangles have measurements of 13cm x 10cm. So, that's 130 cm² for one such rectangle. Add the other one and we get 260 cm².

The bottom rectangle has dimensions of 10cm x 24 cm, or 240 cm². Add that to our previous total and we'll get 500 cm².

On to the triangles. Now, we know that 1. these are isosceles triangles, and 2. they have a height of 5 cm. We can pretend to cut them in half at their highest point, which would give us 4 triangles with height 5 and length 12. Now, if you put two identical triangles together, it's a four-sided shape, and you can just multiply length by width. Let's do that.

Now we have 2 rectangles, each with width 5 and length 12. Calculate the area for each, and now we have 2 rectangles with area 60 cm². Add them together....120cm².

Add that to our previous total, and we'll get 620 cm². That should be the surface area of your prism :D

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