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How do you find the surface area of a sawhorse when given the length height and width and the hypotenuse
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GPT 3.5
To find the surface area of a sawhorse with given dimensions (length, height, width) and hypotenuse, you can follow these steps:
1. Calculate the area of each individual face of the sawhorse (top, bottom, front, back, sides).
2. To find the area of the top and bottom faces, you can multiply the length by the width.
3. To find the area of the front and back faces, you can multiply the width by the height.
4. To find the area of the two side faces, you can multiply the length by the height.
5. Add up the areas of all the faces to get the total surface area of the sawhorse.
Alternatively, you can use the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism:
Surface area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
where:
l = length
w = width
h = height
Plug in the given dimensions to calculate the surface area of the sawhorse.
1. Calculate the area of each individual face of the sawhorse (top, bottom, front, back, sides).
2. To find the area of the top and bottom faces, you can multiply the length by the width.
3. To find the area of the front and back faces, you can multiply the width by the height.
4. To find the area of the two side faces, you can multiply the length by the height.
5. Add up the areas of all the faces to get the total surface area of the sawhorse.
Alternatively, you can use the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism:
Surface area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
where:
l = length
w = width
h = height
Plug in the given dimensions to calculate the surface area of the sawhorse.