Question

how do you find the surface area of a prism?

Answer 1

Find the surface area of each side, then add them all together.

Answer 2

whats the formula?

Answer 3

Depends on the prism.

Answer 4

is a right prism

Answer 5

Is it a triangular prism? Or a rectangular one? or ?

Answer 6

triangular

Answer 7

Ok so you have a triangle on the top and bottom sides. What is the area of a triangle?

Answer 8

doesnt tell me just gives me numbers?

Answer 9

I expect it is something you're intended to know..

\[Area_\Delta = \frac{1}{2}\times Base \times Height\]