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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help, find the surface area of the composite solid.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got this one wrong..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first of all find the surface area of upper one then the lower one then add them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do i find the surface area, adding?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im not sure.since i got it wrong last time i tried.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oj you can find the curved surface area of upper one using this perimeter times height

OpenStudy (anonymous):

p * h= 40*10=400

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't count the base area of the uppre one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you mean the 5 or the 15?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is there any 15 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 or 13*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for the uppe one use perimeter times height that is perimeter = (5+12+13)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and height will be 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for the lower one use 2h(l+b)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

30*10=300

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

don't you multiply it by 2 since there are 2 triangles at the top?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

20(12+10) ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and in this case height is 10 and breadth and lenght is 10 and 12

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

krit upper figure, we have added extra of 10x12 and missed the two triangles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait..im confused now.. am i doing it wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yah @ ganeshie8

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Id say start over nowthatyou have a figure infront of you.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Can you identify what the bases for the two figures are first?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

You want to identify the bases because when you're calculating Surface Area, you do not want to include the bases in your calculations.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12 and 13?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

The bases are not just numbers, but rather areas of figures.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh..so 5 + 13= 18 is the base of the triangle?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

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