The surface area of a block letter C can be calculated by determining the areas of each of the six faces of the block letter C and then summing them up.
Given:
The block letter C has dimensions:
- Width (w) = 15 ft
- Height (h) = 20 ft
- Thickness (t) = 8 ft
Since the letter C has a curved shape, we need to consider the outer surface area of the letter C.
For a block letter C, we need to consider three rectangular faces (front, top, and side), and the other three faces are the inner surfaces that are not visible.
1. Calculate the area of the front face (facing outward):
Area of front face = width x height = 15 ft x 20 ft = 300 ft^2
2. Calculate the area of the top face:
Area of top face = width x thickness = 15 ft x 8 ft = 120 ft^2
3. Calculate the area of the side face:
Area of side face = height x thickness = 20 ft x 8 ft = 160 ft^2
4. Add up the areas of the front, top, and side faces to get the total surface area:
Total surface area = 300 ft^2 + 120 ft^2 + 160 ft^2 = 580 ft^2
Therefore, the surface area of the block letter C is 580 ft^2.