Question

How do you find the surface area of this triangular prism?

Answer 1

Find the area of the 2 triangle faces first and then find the area of the 3 rectangle faces and add them together to get
`159cm^(2)\\`

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the surface area of the 2 triangles

`((6)(5.5))/(2)` x2 =
`33cm^2\\`

Step 2: Find the surface area of the 3 rectangles

(6x7) x 3 =
`126cm^2`

Step 3: Add the 2 surface areas together

`33cm^2\\` +
`126cm^2` =
`159cm^2`

Therefore the surface area of the prism is
`159cm^(2)`

Answer 2

To find the area of a triangular prism you have to do A 1/2 bh or A bh/2 which means you have to multiply those two fractions and reduce them