Question

A wedge of cheese in the shape of a triangular prism is shown below.

​Find the surface area of the cheese.

_______Square feet

Answer 1

Answer: 144

Step-by-step explanation:32+24+4-+48=144

Answer 2

`144 $ Square feet`

Explanation:

The given triangular prism comprises of two equal right triangles and three rectangles.

The Surface Area of the Prism

=Area of Two Triangles + Area of Three Rectangles

`=2(0.5X6X8)+(6X4)+(10X4)+(8X4)\\=48+24+40+32\\=144 $ Square feet`