Answer:
108 inches square.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here
base= b= 4 inches
height = h=w= 3.5 inches
and length = l= 9 inches
The surface area is the total area of all the sides of the prism. So the area of the 2 triangles is given by
Area of the 2 Δs= b* h= 4*3.5= 13.5 inches square
Area of the 3 rectangles = l*w(3)= 3( 9*3.5)= 94.5 inches square.
Total area = 13.5 + 94.5 = 108 inches square
This can be found by applying another formula.
Surface area of the triangular prism = bh + ( s1+s2+s3) H
= 4*3.5 + (9+9+9)3.5
= 13.5 + 94.5= 108 inches square.
where H is the width of the recatngles which is equal to the height of the triangles.
