Question

Please help with math problem....

Answer 1

The surface area can be found by adding up all of the areas of the faces.

Answer 2

Let's start by finding the area of one of the tall sides.
What's the base? What's the height?

Answer 3

@DDCamp The base is 5 right? the heights are 9.2 and 5.2

Answer 4

Where'd the 5 come from?

Answer 5

I meant 6. @DDCamp

Answer 6

OK, that's what I thought.

So, if the base is six and the height is 9.2, what's the area of ONE of the tall triangles?

Answer 7

a=1/2(6)(9.2)
=29.6

Answer 8

@DDCamp

Answer 9

That's the right equation, but that's not the answer my calculator got.

Answer 10

6 * 9.2 = 55.2
(1/2) * 55.92 = 27.6

Answer 11

Now, what's the area of the base?

Answer 12

@DDCamp wouldn't it be 27.6(3)? or 2

Answer 13

There are three triangles with area 27.6, and then the base triangle, in the total surface area.

Answer 14

I'd love to help more, but I need to get to class. Good luck with the rest of your problems!

Answer 15

Okay thanks @DDCamp