SOLUTION: FIND THE SURFACE ARES OF A SQUARE PRISM WHOSE BASE HAS A SIDE OF LENGTH 5CM AND A HEIGHT OF 6 CM?

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Question 115841:
FIND THE SURFACE ARES OF A SQUARE PRISM WHOSE BASE HAS A SIDE OF LENGTH 5CM AND A HEIGHT OF 6 CM?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 triangles with a base=5 & height=6.
Thus we have 4(1/2*b*h)=surface area.
4*1/2*5*6=60 cm^3.