Question

Find the surface area of the prism. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. please help!!

Answer 1

Answer:

72

Step-by-step explanation:

This shape is a prism; it's a 3-D shape with 6 sides. Basically, it's a box.

All 6 sides are rectangles.

Surface area means that we'll find the area of all 6 rectangles and add them up.

There's a front and back, left and right, and a top and bottom.

The area of a rectangle is length×width or base×height.



The front and back are identical.

Area = length×width

Area = 6×3 = 18

Since the front and back are the same, two of the rectangles have area = 18.



The left and right are the same:

Area = 3 × 2

Area = 6

Two faces have area = 6.

The top and bottom are the same.

Area = 6 × 2

Area = 12

Again, two faces have area = 12.

To find the total surface area, add up all 6 areas.

A =18+18+6+6+12+12

A = 72