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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mr. McKenzie built a doorstop out of a block of wood. What is the surface area of the doorstop?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What's the shape?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

triangular prism, trapezoidal prism, ... spandrel?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a triangular prisim.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the base is 12cm height 5 cm and with is 4 cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To find surface area, you need to add the areas of the five faces.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there are two triangular faces, and three rectangles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Assuming the cross-section is a right triangle, you can use Pythagoras' Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Divide it up into the 5 faces and find the area of each one, then add them all up.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but i am still lost so ughhh :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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