The height of a right triangular prism is 1 5/6 inches. Each side of the triangular base measures 10 inches, and the height of t
he base is 8 2/3 inches. The triangular prism is placed atop a cube whose side measures 10 inches so that one of the triangular prism's bases lies completely on one side of the cube. What is the surface area of the solid formed?
Answer:
The triangle in this problem is an equilateral triangle. Equilateral Triangles have 3 equal sides and 3 equal angles. So, the side of x is equal to 16.
