Use the image to answer the question. What is the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. (1 point)
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My apologies for the error in my previous response.
To find the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net, we need to calculate the area of all the individual faces and then add them together.
The triangular faces have a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm:
Area of each triangle = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 8 cm * 5 cm = 20 cm²
Since there are two triangular faces, the total area for both triangles is 2 * 20 cm² = 40 cm².
The rectangular faces have a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm:
Area of each rectangle = length * width = 8 cm * 5 cm = 40 cm²
Since there are three rectangular faces, the total area for all three rectangles is 3 * 40 cm² = 120 cm².
Now, add the areas of the two triangles and three rectangles:
Total surface area = 40 cm² + 120 cm² = 160 cm²
Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net is 160 cm².
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The surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net can be calculated by finding the area of each individual shape and adding them together.
The net consists of two triangles and three rectangles.
Each triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm:
Area of triangle = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 8 cm * 5 cm = 20 cm²
Each rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm:
Area of rectangle = length * width = 8 cm * 5 cm = 40 cm²
Since there are two triangles and three rectangles in the net:
Total surface area = 2 * 20 cm² + 3 * 40 cm² = 40 cm² + 120 cm² = 160 cm²
Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net is 160 cm².
Thank you for pointing that out. To convert the surface area to square meters, we divide by 10,000 since there are 10,000 square centimeters in 1 square meter.
160 cm² = 160/10000 m² = 0.016 m² (rounded to the nearest tenth)
Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net is approximately 0.016 m².
I apologize for the mistakes in my previous responses. Let's calculate the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net correctly.
The net consists of 2 triangles and 3 rectangles.
Each triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm:
Area of a triangle = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 8 cm * 5 cm = 20 cm²
The triangular prism has 2 of these triangles, so the total area for both triangles is 2 * 20 cm² = 40 cm².
Each rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm:
Area of a rectangle = length * width = 8 cm * 5 cm = 40 cm²
The rectangular prism has 3 of these rectangles, so the total area for all three rectangles is 3 * 40 cm² = 120 cm².
Now, add the areas of the two triangles and three rectangles:
Total surface area = 40 cm² (triangles) + 120 cm² (rectangles) = 160 cm²
To convert this to square meters, divide by 10000:
160 cm² / 10000 = 0.016 m²
Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism shown as a net is 0.016 m².