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Please help me find the Surface Area and Volume of this triangular prism

Please help me find the Surface Area and Volume of this triangular prism-example-1
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2 triangles: Just do bh instead of 1/2bh, bh = 8 * 3 = 24

2 rectangles: 2bh but we first need to find h. The altitude pictured by dotted line, creates a right triangle where its hypotenuse is h. Since it also has side lengths 3 and 4, h = 5 (by pythag triplets). Then, 2bh = 2 * 12 * 5 = 120

base: bh = 12 * 8 = 96

Adding these areas we have 24 + 120 + 96 = 240

Volume: Bh (big b signifies area of the base)

B = area of the triangle = 1/2bh = 1/2 * 8 * 3 = 12

So Bh = 12 *12 = 144

Hope this helps you understand the process.

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