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The net of a triangular prism is shown in the coordinate plane. What is the surface area of the prism?

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Answer:

4 in²

Explanation:

A triangular prism is a polyhedron made of a triangular base, a copy of the base at the top, and 3 rectangular/square faces joining corresponding sides.

The area of each of the triangle = (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 1 in * 1 in = 1/2 in²

Area of each of the square faces = length * breadth = 1 in * 1 in = 1 in²

The surface area of the prism = (2 * area of each triangle) + (3 area of each square face)

The surface area of the prism = (2 * 1/2 in²) + (3 * 1 in²) = 1 in² + 3 in² = 4 in²

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