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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the total area for the prism.

hartnn (hartnn):

rectangular ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hartnn (hartnn):

ok, can u find the area of base first ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dunno.. im too tired to really think

hartnn (hartnn):

ok, since its right angled triangle, it will be just half of product of legs. so Area of base = 0.5*4*6=12 ok?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to find the total area find the area of individul surfaces nf add em

hartnn (hartnn):

now we have 2 bases, so total area of bases = 24 now we have 3 rectangular sides, did u notice that ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they dont want an answer. or, they want a number + a radical

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

hartnn (hartnn):

radical will come can u find the hypotenuse of that right triangle, using pythagoras theorem ?

hartnn (hartnn):

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