Question

The formula for the surface area of a triangular prism is S.A.=bh+(S1+S2+S3)l
. What does "bh
" represent in this formula?(1 point)
Responses

the combined area of the three rectangular lateral faces
the combined area of the three rectangular lateral faces

the area of one of the triangular bases
the area of one of the triangular bases

the combined area of the two triangular bases
the combined area of the two triangular bases

the area of one of the three rectangular lateral faces

Answers

GPT-4o mini
In the formula \( S.A. = bh + (S1 + S2 + S3)l \), the term \( bh \) represents **the combined area of the two triangular bases**.

This is because \( b \) refers to the base of the triangular base and \( h \) refers to the height of the triangular base. Since there are two triangular bases in a triangular prism, the area represented by \( bh \) is the combined area of both triangular bases.