SOLUTION: Need to find the surface area for the composite shape and leave in terms of pi. There are two rectangular prisms with bases touching. the first rectangular prism has a base of 8ft

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Question 1044871: Need to find the surface area for the composite shape and leave in terms of pi. There are two rectangular prisms with bases touching. the first rectangular prism has a base of 8ft and a slant height of 15ft. the second rectangular prism has a base of 8ft and a slant height of 18ft. thank you.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1.  A rectangular prism doesn't have the slant height.

    A rectangular prism has the height.

    A pyramid has the slant height.

    A cone has the slant height.


2.   is not relevant to this problem.


3.  If your prism is rectangular and NOT a square base, then the info
    "rectangular prism has a base of 8ft" is NOT ENOUGH for the solution.


4.  DIAGNOSIS: there is no sense / (and it is not possible even to try) to solve
               so dirty formulated problem.


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