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Find the total surface area of the triangular prism.

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Find the total surface area of the triangular prism.

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  1. Identify the dimensions of the triangular prism:

    • The base of the triangular face (b)
    • The height of the triangular face (h)
    • The length of the prism (l)
    • The sides of the triangular face (a, b, c)
  2. Calculate the area of the triangular base: The area of a triangle is given by: Area of triangle=12×base×height=12×b×h \text{Area of triangle} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} = \frac{1}{2} \times b \times h

  3. Calculate the area of the three rectangular faces:

    • The area of the rectangle with base aa and length ll: Area of rectangle 1=a×l \text{Area of rectangle 1} = a \times l
    • The area of the rectangle with base bb and length ll: Area of rectangle 2=b×l \text{Area of rectangle 2} = b \times l
    • The area of the rectangle with base cc and length ll: Area of rectangle 3=c×l \text{Area of rectangle 3} = c \times l
  4. Calculate the total surface area: The total surface area of the triangular prism is the sum of the areas of the two triangular bases and the three rectangular faces: Total surface area=2×(12×b×h)+(a×l)+(b×l)+(c×l) \text{Total surface area} = 2 \times \left(\frac{1}{2} \times b \times h\right) + (a \times l) + (b \times l) + (c \times l) Simplify the expression: Total surface area=b×h+a×l+b×l+c×l \text{Total surface area} = b \times h + a \times l + b \times l + c \times l

So, the total surface area of the triangular prism is: Total surface area=b×h+l×(a+b+c) \text{Total surface area} = b \times h + l \times (a + b + c)

Make sure to plug in the specific values for aa, bb, cc, hh, and ll to get the numerical answer.

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