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What the surface area

What the surface area-example-1

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Explanation:

the surface area is the sum of all areas of the individual outside faces/sides.

so, what do we see here, what outside sides do we have here ?

of course, we have to assume that this is a regular object (left and right sides are the same).

2 right-angled triangles (left and right).

1 rectangle in the back.

1 rectangle at the bottom.

1 times rectangle in the front.

the area of a right-angled triangle is

leg1 × leg2 / 2

in our case that is

6 × 2.5 /2 = 3 × 2.5 = 7.5 mm²

we have 2 of these triangles :

2×7.5 = 15 mm²

the area of the rectangle in the back is

8 × 6 = 48 mm²

the area of the rectangle at the bottom is

8 × 2.5 = 20 mm²

the area of the rectangle in the front is

8 × 6.5 = 52 mm²

the surface of the object is the sum of all that :

15 + 48 + 20 + 52 = 135 mm²

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