Asked by BOB

Which of the following describes a valid method for calculating the surface area of a triangular prism?

Responses

Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.
Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.

Decompose the triangular prism into three triangles and two rectangles. Find the sum of three times the area of one triangle and twice the area of one rectangle.
Decompose the triangular prism into three triangles and two rectangles. Find the sum of three times the area of one triangle and twice the area of one rectangle.

Decompose the triangular prism into three triangles and two rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.
Decompose the triangular prism into three triangles and two rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.

Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of one triangle and three times the area of one rectangle.
Answered by BOB
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Answered by GPT 3.5
Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion in my initial response. I made an error. Let me correct that:

Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of all five shapes.

This is the correct method for calculating the surface area of a triangular prism. Thank you for pointing that out.