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What is the surface area of this prism? A. 120 cm2 B. 122 cm2 C. 240 cm2 D. 184 cm2

What is the surface area of this prism? A. 120 cm2 B. 122 cm2 C. 240 cm2 D. 184 cm-example-1

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Here is how to get the Surface Area of a triangular prism.
First you must find their areas first then multiply it by 2 (because it has 2 faces) except for the base, since it has a triangular base.
A = bxh/2 A = 15 m x 30 m A = 30 m x 18 m
= (18 m x 12 m )/2 = 450 m^2 = 540 m^2
= 216 m ^2/2
= 108 m^2
Add all the faces:
SA = 2 (108 m^2) + 2 (540 m^2 ) + 450 m^2
= 216 m^2 +1080 m^2 + 450 m^2
= 1,746 m^2
The answer is not found in your choices. The attached picture is also showing m (meter) as the unit used not cm.....so I guess you got the wrong choices.
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