To calculate the surface area of a triangular prism, we should first identify the components that contribute to the overall surface area.
A triangular prism consists of:
- 2 triangular bases
- 3 rectangular lateral faces
The valid method for calculating the surface area is to decompose the triangular prism into its component shapes and then sum the areas of those shapes.
In this context, the correct response would be:
Decompose the triangular prism into two triangles and three rectangles. Find the sum of the area of both triangular bases (2 triangles) and the area of the three rectangles.
From the choices you provided, it seems none are perfectly phrased, but the closest and correct method would involve taking the areas of the two triangles and the three rectangles directly.
Make sure to find the area of each of the triangular bases and the total area of the three rectangles (which are the lateral faces of the prism) for the final answer.
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