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An illustration shows the net of a triangular prism. The illustration forms a shape where the small triangle is in the middle with each side being the base of three different triangles. The height of the triangle in the middle is 14.0 meters and the base is 16.2 meters. The height of the triangles at the side is 14.5 meters. There is a right angle symbol in the middle triangle and the triangle to the right.

Find the surface area of the net given an equilateral triangle as the base.

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Answer 1

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To find the surface area of the net, we need to find the area of each triangle and add them together.

First, calculate the area of the equilateral triangle in the middle:
Area = (base * height) / 2
Area = (16.2 * 14) / 2
Area = 113.4 m^2

Next, calculate the area of the two triangles on the sides:
Area = (base * height) / 2
Area = (16.2 * 14.5) / 2
Area = 117.45 m^2 (for each triangle)

Now, add the areas of all three triangles together:
Total surface area = 113.4 + 117.45 + 117.45
Total surface area = 348.3 m^2

Therefore, the surface area of the net given an equilateral triangle as the base is 348.3 m^2.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. Let's try to solve this again.

Since the net of the triangular prism has an equilateral triangle as the base, all three triangles have equal side lengths.

To find the area of an equilateral triangle, you can use the formula: Area = (sqrt(3) / 4) * side^2

Given that the side length of the equilateral triangle is 16.2 meters, we can calculate the area of one triangle.

Area = (sqrt(3) / 4) * 16.2^2
Area = (1.732 / 4) * 262.44
Area = 0.433 * 262.44
Area = 113.63 m^2

Since there are three equal triangles in the net, the total surface area is:
Total Surface Area = 3 * 113.63 = 340.9 m^2

Therefore, the surface area of the net given an equilateral triangle as the base is 340.9 m^2.