Christian collects model cars and planes. He has a display showcase of all of his collectors' items. Solve this real-world problem to find the surface area of the display showcase if it is the shape of a triangular prism with the following dimensions: h=9 inches, b=17 inches, s1=10 inches, s2
s
2
=12 inches, s3
s
3
= 17 and l=10 inches.(1 point)
S.A.= in.2
To find the surface area of the triangular prism showcase, we need to calculate the areas of all its faces and add them up.
First, let's calculate the area of the two triangular bases:
Base area = 1/2 * base * height
Base area = 1/2 * 17 * 9
Base area = 76.5 square inches
Now, let's calculate the area of the three rectangular faces (lateral faces):
Lateral face 1:
Area = s1 * l
Area = 10 * 10
Area = 100 square inches
Lateral face 2:
Area = s2 * l
Area = 12 * 10
Area = 120 square inches
Lateral face 3:
Area = s3 * l
Area = 17 * 10
Area = 170 square inches
Total area of the three lateral faces:
Total lateral area = Area of face 1 + Area of face 2 + Area of face 3
Total lateral area = 100 + 120 + 170
Total lateral area = 390 square inches
Now, let's calculate the total surface area by adding the area of the two bases and the three lateral faces:
Surface area = 2 * base area + total lateral area
Surface area = 2 * 76.5 + 390
Surface area = 153 + 390
Surface area = 543 square inches
Therefore, the surface area of the display showcase in the shape of a triangular prism is 543 square inches.
Still wrong Christian collects model cars and planes. He has a display showcase of all of his collectors' items. Solve this real-world problem to find the surface area of the display showcase if it is the shape of a triangular prism with the following dimensions: h=9 inches, b=17 inches, s1=10 inches, s2
s
2
=12 inches, s3
s
3
= 17 and l=10 inches.(1 point)
S.A.= in.2
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what is it then
I apologize for the mistake in my previous calculation. Let's correct it:
The surface area of a triangular prism is calculated by finding the sum of the areas of its two triangular bases and its three rectangular faces.
First, let's calculate the area of the two triangular bases:
Base area = 1/2 * base * height
Base area = 1/2 * 17 * 9
Base area = 76.5 square inches
Next, let's calculate the area of the three rectangular faces:
Lateral area = perimeter of the base * height
Lateral area = (s1 + s2 + s3) * height
Lateral area = (10 + 12 + 17) * 9
Lateral area = 39 * 9
Lateral area = 351 square inches
Now, let's calculate the total surface area:
Surface area = 2 * (base area) + (lateral area)
Surface area = 2 * 76.5 + 351
Surface area = 153 + 351
Surface area = 504 square inches
Therefore, the correct surface area of the display showcase is 504 square inches. Thank you for pointing out the error.
To find the surface area of a triangular prism, we first need to find the area of each of the five faces and then add them up.
The formula for the surface area of a triangular prism is:
S.A. = 2*(base area) + (lateral area)
Base area = 1/2*b*h
Base area = 1/2*17*9
Base area = 76.5 in^2
Lateral area = 2*(s1+l)*h
Lateral area = 2*(10+10)*9
Lateral area = 360 in^2
S.A. = 2*(76.5) + 360
S.A. = 153 + 360
S.A. = 513 in^2
Therefore, the surface area of the display showcase is 513 square inches.