What is the surface area of this three-dimensional, symmetrical, capital letter “I” block? Show your work.
A solid composite figure in the shape of a capital “I” is shown. The length of the entire letter is 5 centimeters. The width is 2 centimeters. The height of the cross pieces at the top and the bottom is 2 centimeters. The length of the middle of the I is 2 centimeters long. Each distance from the outside edge of the middle piece to the outside edge of the top and bottom cross pieces is 2 centimeters.

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What is the surface area of this three-dimensional, symmetrical, capital letter “I” block? Show your work. 
A solid composite figure in the shape of a capital “I” is shown. The length of the entire letter is 5 centimeters. The width is 2 centimeters. The height of the cross pieces at the top and the bottom is 2 centimeters. The length of the middle of the I is 2 centimeters long. Each distance from the outside edge of the middle piece to the outside edge of the top and bottom cross pieces is 2 centimeters.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Are these the dimensions for the cross section?
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anonymous · Answer

yes

mathstudent55 · Answer

Since this is a 3-dimensional figure, we also need the depth. What is x?
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anonymous · Answer

ok

mathstudent55 · Answer

What do you mean ok? What is the depth of the block?

mathstudent55 · Answer

There is a mistake with the dimensions. All the cirlced dimensions cannot be 2 cm.
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