Question

Which could be the area of one face of the triangular prism? Select three options.

A triangular prism. The rectangular sides are 12 by 10, 12 by 8, and 12 by 6. The triangular sides have a base of 8 and height of 6.
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24 square units
48 square units
72 square units
96 square units
144 square units

Answer 1

acd

Explanation:

Answer 2

(A)24 square units

(C)72 square units

(D)96 square units

Explanation:

Triangular face

Height of the Triangle=6 Units

Base of the Triangle=8 Units

Area of the Triangular Face

`=(1)/(2)bh\\ =(1)/(2)*8*6\\=24 $ square units`

Rectangular Faces

Area of Rectangular face with dimension 12 by 10=12 x 10=120 Square Units

Area of Rectangular face with dimension 12 by 8= 12 X 8=96 Square Units

Area of Rectangular face with dimension 12 X 6=12 x 6=72 Square Units

From the options, the areas are:

• 24 square units
• 72 square units
• 96 square units