A tent is in the shape of a triangular prism with a heigh of 120cm. The width across the base of the door is 1m and the tent is 2.3m long. What is the area of fabric used in the construction of the sloping rectangles which form the sides.

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smileyxl3 · Answer

This should help. Hint: Pythagoras theorem

dehelloo · Answer

I understand that the sloping sides = 130cm/1.3m. What I don't understand is the last part: What is the area of fabric used in the construction of the sloping rectangles which form the sides. Do they want to known the total area of all the rectangles? So 8.97m squared?