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SURFACE AREA OF TRIANGULAR PRISMS 1

Each of these prisms is made from 2 isosceles triangles and 3 rectangles, two of which are
identical.

1) 6 cm Surface area
2.5 cm

3 cm
2 cm

2) Surface area
4 in
5 in

14 in

6 in

3) 10 cm Surface area
10 cm
12 cm

13 cm

13 cm

4) Surface area
8 cm

15 cm

12 cm
10 cm
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SURFACE AREA OF TRIANGULAR PRISMS 1 ANSWERS

1) 6 cm Surface area
2.5 cm Face 1: 6 x 2.5 = 15 cm2
Face 2: 6 x 3 = 18 cm2
Face 3: ½ x 3 x 2 = 3 cm2
3 cm
2 cm Surface area = 15 x 2 + 18 + 3 x 2
= 30 + 18 + 6 = 54 cm2

2) Surface area
4 in Face 1: 14 x 5 = 70 in2
5 in
Face 2: 14 x 6 = 84 in2
Face 3: ½ x 6 x 4= 12 in2
14 in
Surface area = 70 x 2 + 84 + 12 x 2
6 in = 140 + 84 + 24 = 248 in2

3) 10 cm Surface area
Face 1: 10 x 10 = 100 cm2
10 cm Face 2: 10 x 13 = 130 cm2
12 cm
Face 3: ½ x 10 x 12 = 60 cm2
13 cm Surface area = 100 + 130 x 2 + 60 x 2
= 100 + 260 + 120 = 480 cm2
13 cm

4) Surface area
Face 1: 15 x 10 = 150 cm2
8 cm
Face 2: 15 x 12 = 180 cm2
Face 3: ½ x 12 x 8 = 48 cm2
15 cm Surface area = 150 x 2 + 180 + 48 x 2
12 cm
= 300 + 180 + 96 = 576 cm2
10 cm