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The triangular prism has a triangular base with length 12cm and hieght 8cm.the hieght of the prism is 11cm. What is the surface area of the prism

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surface area of triangular prism
has 2 bases with same area (both triangles)
3 rectangle sides that are height 11 and we need to find the other sides

we need the sides of the base to find the rectangles
12/2=6
pythagoren theorem
6^2+8^2=c^2
36+64=c^2
100=c^2
10=c
2 sides are 10

so

bases are 1/2 times 12 timm es8 times 2 since 2 bases=96

sides
height for all is 11
legnth is 12 for 1 and 10 for other 2
11*12+11*10+11*10=352

add
96+352=448

answer is 448cm^2
The triangular prism has a triangular base with length 12cm and hieght 8cm.the hieght-example-1
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