Question

Determine the surface area of the triangular prism. (1 point) Responses 110 square centimeters 110 square centimeters 132 square centimeters 132 square centimeters 144 square centimeters 144 square centimeters 330 square centimeters 330 square centimeters

3cm 5cm 4cm 11cm

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To calculate the surface area of a triangular prism, you need to find the area of each of the three faces and add them together.

1. The two triangular faces:
- Each triangle has a base of 4 cm and a height of 3 cm.
- The area of one triangle is (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 4 cm * 3 cm = 6 square cm.
- Since there are two triangular faces, the total area of the two triangular faces is 2 * 6 = 12 square cm.

2. The three rectangular faces:
- The area of each rectangular face is length * width.
- Two of the rectangular faces have dimensions of 5 cm x 3 cm = 15 square cm each.
- The third rectangular face has dimensions of 5 cm x 4 cm = 20 square cm.
- The total area of the three rectangular faces is 2 * 15 + 20 = 50 square cm.

3. Add the areas of all the faces:
- 12 square cm (triangular faces) + 50 square cm (rectangular faces) = 62 square cm.

Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism is 62 square centimeters.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

My previous response was incorrect. Let's re-calculate the surface area of the triangular prism with the dimensions provided.

Given:
- Length of the triangular prism = 11 cm
- Base of the triangular prism = 4 cm
- Height of the triangular prism = 3 cm

To find the surface area of the triangular prism, we need to calculate the areas of all the faces and add them together.

1. Two triangular faces:
- The area of a triangle is calculated as (1/2) * base * height.
- Each triangular face has a base of 4 cm and a height of 3 cm.
- The area of one triangular face is (1/2) * 4 cm * 3 cm = 6 square cm.
- Since there are two triangular faces, the total area of the two triangular faces is 2 * 6 = 12 square cm.

2. Three rectangular faces:
- The length is 11 cm, the width is 4 cm for two faces, and 5 cm for the third face.
- The total areas for the three rectangular faces are 2 * 11 * 4 = 88 square cm and 11 * 5 = 55 square cm.
- Therefore, the total area for all three faces is 88 + 55 = 143 square cm.

3. Add the total area of all faces:
- Triangular faces (12 square cm) + Rectangular faces (143 square cm) = 155 square cm

Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism is 155 square centimeters.