Question

A certain type of Swiss chocolate comes in a package that's the shape of a triangular prism. If the perimeter of one of the triangular bases is 16 centimeters, what is the surface area of the entire package

Answer 1

?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

i am really stupied

Answer 4

?

Answer 5

@apoorvk, I think the Swiss chocolate they are referring to is Toblerone which is shaped more like this

Answer 6

that is the picture on my paper

Answer 7

OOPS!! yes toblerone! I 'm so so sorry - I don't know what I am thinking today. @ilovedogs100 kindly pardon me, don't consider my solution above.

Answer 8

So the surface area of the long sides would be the length L times l. There are 3 long sides so the surface area of the three long sides would be 3 times L times l.

Answer 9

So now you just have to figure the surface area of the 2 end triangles. can you do that?

Answer 10

what

Answer 11

is the base of that prism equilateral triangle?

Answer 12

yea

Answer 13

also, is the length given?

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

is the volume given?

Answer 16

no

Answer 17

to find the surface area of the package we need L