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Jordan purchased a piece of fabric that is 18 cm by 18 cm in order to make a tent for her little sister’s dolls. Using the dimensions for the tent shaped as a
triangular prism, how much fabric will be left over?
(1 point)
184 cm2
240 cm2
84 cm2
324 cm2

Answer 1

To find the surface area of the triangular prism tent, we need to find the total surface area of all the faces.

The triangular base of the prism is a right triangle with legs of 18 cm. Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the hypotenuse to be √(18^2 +18^2) = √(324+324) = √(648) = 18√2 cm.

The area of the triangular base is 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 18 * 18 = 162 cm^2.

Since there are two triangular bases, the total area of the triangular bases is 2 * 162 = 324 cm^2.

The three remaining rectangular faces have dimensions of 18 cm by 18√2 cm.
The area of each of these rectangles is 18 * 18√2 = 324 cm^2.

Since there are three rectangular faces, the total area of the rectangular faces is 3 * 324 = 972 cm^2.

Thus, the total surface area of the tent will be 324 cm^2 (triangular bases) + 972 cm^2 (rectangular faces) = 1296 cm^2.

As Jordan purchased a fabric that is 18 cm by 18 cm, the total area of the fabric is 18 * 18 = 324 cm^2.

The amount of fabric left over will be 324 cm^2 (total fabric) - 1296 cm^2 (tent surface area) = -972 cm^2.

Since we cannot have negative fabric area, it means that there will be no fabric left over after making the tent.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I apologize for any confusion. Given the options provided, the correct answer is:

324 cm2

Therefore, there will be 324 cm2 of fabric left over after making the tent.