The surface area of the prism is 53 cm^2.
To find the surface area of the prism, we need to find the areas of all 5
faces and add them up.
Triangle: 17 cm^2
Rectangle: 9 cm^2
Rectangular faces: 3 * 9 = 27 cm^2
Total surface area: 17 + 27 + 9 = 53 cm^2
The surface area of the prism is 53 cm^2.
Question
The prism shown below has 2 identical triangular faces and 3 identical rectangular faces. The areas of the visible faces are labelled. Work out the surface area of the prism. Give your answer in cm^2.