The tent below is shaped like a triangular prism. EXPLAIN SHORTLY how you would determine the surface area of the tent to find the amount of fabric needed to make the tent. Remember to describe each face of the triangular prism.
To determine the surface area of the tent, you would first calculate the area of each face of the triangular prism.
1. The base of the tent is a triangle, so you would calculate the area of this triangular face using the formula for the area of a triangle: 1/2(base x height).
2. The other two faces of the triangular prism are rectangles. You would calculate the area of these rectangles by multiplying the length and width of each face.
After calculating the area of each face, you would then add them together to find the total surface area of the tent. This total surface area would give you the amount of fabric needed to make the tent.