Party Pizza Palace has cardboard containers for customers ordering only one slice of pizza to go. The container is made of cardboard and is in the shape of a triangular prism. The top and bottom are made of red cardboard, and the lateral faces are made of white cardboard. How much white cardboard is needed to make one pizza container? (1 point) in.2
To find the surface area of the triangular prism, we need to first determine the dimensions of the shape.
Let's assume the pizza slice container has a triangular base with sides measuring 8 inches, and a height of 4 inches.
The lateral faces of the triangular prism are the three rectangular faces that wrap around the sides of the prism. To find the surface area of these lateral faces, we need to find the perimeter of the base triangle (8 + 8 + 8 = 24 inches) and multiply it by the height of the prism (4 inches):
Perimeter of base triangle × height
24 inches × 4 inches = 96 square inches
Therefore, 96 square inches of white cardboard is needed to make one pizza container.