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The figure below is a net for the box to the right. What is the surface area of the box?

The figure below is a net for the box to the right. What is the surface area of the-example-1
User KorsG
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Answer:

34 square feet

Explanation:

User RenanStr
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Answer:

34 square feet

Explanation:

The central vertical rectangle in the net is 4 ft wide and ...

2 +1.5 + 2 + 1.5 = 7 . . . . feet high.

The two "wings" are each 2 feet wide and 1.5 feet high.

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Since the area of a rectangle is given by ...

A = LW

the total area of this figure is ...

area of central rectangle + 2 × wing area

= (4 ft)(7 ft) + 2(2 ft)(1.5 ft)

= 28 ft² +6 ft² = 34 ft²

The area of the prism is 34 square feet.

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