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Find the surface area of the triangular prism

Find the surface area of the triangular prism-example-1
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Front: 12 square centimeters
1/2 x 6 x 4 = 12

Back: 12 square centimeters
1/2 x 6 x 4 = 12

Right: 15 square centimeters
3 x 5 = 15

Left: 15 square centimeters
3 x 5 = 15

TOTAL: 54 square centimeters

The surface area is the added areas of each face of a 3D figure.
Formulas I’ve used:
Area of a parallelogram:
A = bh

Area of a triangle:
A = 1/2bh
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