Question

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An illustration shows a triangular prism. The front triangular face is visible. The left rectangular face is visible. The sides and edges that are not visible are indicated by dashed lines. Parts are labeled with measurements. All sides of the triangle measure 10 centimeters. The perpendicular height from the top vertex of the triangle to the base measures 8 centimeters. The width of the rectangular face measures 6 centimeters.

Solve for the surface area of the triangular prism.

it's either
A 180 square centimeters

B 320 square centimeters

C 260 square centimeters

D 280 square centimeters

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the surface area of the triangular prism, we need to find the areas of each individual face and then sum them up.

First, let's find the area of the triangular face. Since all sides of the triangle measure 10 cm and the perpendicular height is 8 cm, we can use the formula for the area of a triangle: 1/2 * base * height. Plugging in the values, we get:

Area of triangular face = 1/2 * 10 cm * 8 cm = 40 square cm

Next, let's find the area of the rectangular face. The width is 6 cm and the height is 8 cm (same as the perpendicular height of the triangle). The formula for the area of a rectangle is length * width. Plugging in the values, we get:

Area of rectangular face = 6 cm * 8 cm = 48 square cm

Now, let's find the areas of the two triangular faces that are not visible in the illustration. Since they are congruent to the visible triangular face, each of their area is also 40 square cm.

Finally, sum up all the areas to find the total surface area:

Total surface area = 40 square cm (visible triangular face) + 40 square cm (invisible triangular face) + 48 square cm (rectangular face) + 40 square cm (invisible triangular face) = 168 square cm

Therefore, the correct answer is not provided in the options. The surface area of the triangular prism is 168 square centimeters.

Answer 2

that isnt one of the 4 answers

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the oversight. Let's reevaluate the calculation:

- Area of the visible triangular face = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 10 cm * 8 cm = 40 square cm
- Area of the visible rectangular face = length * width = 10 cm * 6 cm = 60 square cm

Since there are two triangular faces with the same area, we can calculate one of them (40 square cm) and then multiply by 2.

Total surface area = 40 square cm (visible triangular face) + 60 square cm (visible rectangular face) + 40 square cm (invisible triangular face) = 140 square cm

Therefore, the correct answer is not provided in the options. The surface area of the triangular prism is 140 square centimeters.

Answer 4

neither is that

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the errors in the previous calculations. Let's double-check the calculations and find the correct answer:

- Area of the visible triangular face = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 10 cm * 8 cm = 40 square cm
- Area of the visible rectangular face = length * width = 10 cm * 6 cm = 60 square cm

Since there are two triangular faces with the same area, we can calculate one of them (40 square cm) and then multiply by 2.

Now, let's calculate the area of the other square faces:

- Area of the square face next to the visible triangular face = 10 cm * 8 cm = 80 square cm
- Area of the square face opposite the visible rectangular face = 6 cm * 8 cm = 48 square cm

Total surface area = 40 square cm (visible triangular face) + 60 square cm (visible rectangular face) + 40 square cm (invisible triangular face) + 80 square cm (square face next to visible triangular face) + 48 square cm (square face opposite visible rectangular face)

Total surface area = 268 square cm

Therefore, the correct answer is not provided in the options. The surface area of the triangular prism is 268 square centimeters. Thank you for your patience.