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Lisa glued two pieces of wood together to make the letter L in her art dass. She plans to paint all sides of it purple, including the base Note Figuren mot graduato sia The longer piece of wood has dimensions of 2 inches by 2 inches by 6 inches. The shorter piece of wood has dimensions of 3 inches by 2 inches by 2 inches. How many square inches of purple paint will Lisa use to paint her letter L? A 62 square inches 88 square inches C. 80 square inches 84 square inches I

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We will determine the amount of paint she will need as follows:

*We determine the surface area of the larger section:


A_1=2\cdot2\Rightarrow A_1=4
A_2=2\cdot6\Rightarrow A_2=12

So, the surface area [For the L shaped object] is:


A_(s1)=2(A_1)+4(A_2)-A_1\Rightarrow A_(s1)=2(4)+4(12)-4
\Rightarrow A_(s1)=52

*We determine the surface area of the smallest section:


A_3=2\cdot2\Rightarrow A_3=4
A_4=2\cdot3\Rightarrow A_4=6

So, the surface area [For the L shaped object] is:


A_(s2)=2(A_3)+4(A_4)-4\Rightarrow A_(s2)=2(4)+4(6)-4
\Rightarrow A_(s2)=28

*We have that the surface area is:


A_T=A_(s1)+A_(s2)\Rightarrow A_T=52+28\Rightarrow A_T=80

So, the amount of purple paint she would need 80 squared inches.

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