A prism has a right triangle as its base with a hypotenuse that measures 15 meters and legs that measure 9 meters and 12 meters. What is the surface area of this prism if the height of the prism is 11 meters?

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anonymous · Answer

Basically, a triangular prism looks like this
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To find the total surface area of this prism, you can decompose it into all of its 5 faces (2 triangles and 3 rectangles). Is this something you think you can do? I'll show you a quicker method one way or the other, but you just need to understand this part first