Find the surface area of the figure to the nearest whole number.

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anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

how far did you get here

anonymous · Answer

I haven't started solving it bc I don't know how

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what is the area of the bottom face?

anonymous · Answer

4.5ft

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

that's the length and width, what's the area of the square at the very bottom?

anonymous · Answer

the only measurements it shows is 2.5ft, 3.3ft, 6ft, 4.5ft, 4.5ft

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I know, the bottom face looks like this

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what is the area of that square

anonymous · Answer

it doesn't tell me the are of that square.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

how can you find it?

anonymous · Answer

I don't know the question it asks is find the surface area of the figure given

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

if you have the side length of a square, how do you find the area of that square?

anonymous · Answer

i don't know

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

do you know the formula

anonymous · Answer

no

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

the formula is

A = s^2

A = area
s = side length

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so use this to find the area of the square

anonymous · Answer

im confused

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

have you ever seen the notation s^2 before?

anonymous · Answer

no

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

s^2 means "s squared"

x^2 means "x squared"

anonymous · Answer

ok i get that but i still don't know how to work this problem out

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

well what does it mean to square a number?

anonymous · Answer

ok well the way you are explaining this to me is making me feel real stupid so im just going to pick an answer and move on bc i still have another test to take

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I'm sorry I don't mean to sound like that at all

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I was just trying to help you find the area of the square

anonymous · Answer

okay well it wasn't helping me at all. i just needed help on getting this answer so i can graduate this class

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

example: if you had a square that had side lengths of 3 inches, then

A = s^2

A = 3^2 ... plug in s = 3 (since the side lengths are 3 inches)

A = 3*3

A = 9


So the square with side lengths of 3 inches has an area of 9 square inches

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hopefully that sounds familiar and it makes sense

use this to find the area of the square with side lengths of 4.5 ft