Question

Isaiah is decorating the outside of a box in the shape of a triangular prism. The figure

below shows a net for the box.
What is the surface area of the box, in square meters, that
Isaiah decorates

Answer 1

389.19 m²

Explanation:

The surface area of the box = area of the two equal triangles + area of the 3 different rectangles

✔️Area of the two equal triangles:

Area = 2(½*base*height)

base = 7 m

height = 8 m

Area of the two triangles = 2(½*7*8) = 56 m²

✔️Area of rectangle 1:

Area = Length*Width

L = 13 m

W = 7 m

Area of rectangle 1 = 13*7 = 91 m²

✔️Area of rectangle 2:

L = 13 m

W = 8 m

Area of rectangle 2 = 13*8 = 104 m²

✔️Area of rectangle 3:

L = 13 m

W = 10.63 m

Area of rectangle 3 = 13*10.63 = 138.19 m²

✅Surface Area of the box = 56 + 91 + 104 + 138.19 = 389.19 m²