SOLUTION: please help me: I need to find the surface area of this shape. I think it is a prism: top is 5' side is 3' bottom is 3' and 4'. how do I figure this problem?
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Question 812820: please help me: I need to find the surface area of this shape. I think it is a prism: top is 5' side is 3' bottom is 3' and 4'. how do I figure this problem?
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the dimensions are 5 by 3 by 4,
use labels L = 5 , W = 4 , H = 3.
There are six surfaces on a box, so we want
2*LW + 2*LH + 2*WH .
2*5*4 + 2*5*3 + 2*4*3
40 + 30 + 24
94 ft^2
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