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A tent is 5ft height length is7ft and width is 6ft what is the srface area

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Answer:

153.26 feet

Explanation:

A tent takes the shape of a triangular based prism.

Surface area of a triangular based prism = wh + pL where;

w is the width of the triangle

h is the height of the tent

p is the perimeter of the triangle

L is the length of the pyramid

Given parameters

L = 7 ft

h = 5 ft

w = 6ft

slant height of the triangle can be gotten using the pythagoras theorem

s² = h²+(w/2)²

s² = 5²+(6/2)²

s² = 25+9

s² = 34

s = √34

s = 5.83 ft

perimeter of the triangular base = 5.83+5.83+6

perimeter of the triangular base p = 17.66 ft

TSA = 5(6) + 17.66(7)

TSA = 30 + 123.62

TSA = 153.62 feet

Hence the total surface area of the tent is 153.26 feet

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