To find the surface area of the triangular prism, we need to calculate the areas of the components of the prism based on the information provided:
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Area of the triangular bases: The triangular base consists of a right triangle with a base of 7 units and height of 7 units.
The area \( A \) of one triangular base is given by: \[ A = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} = \frac{1}{2} \times 7 \times 7 = \frac{49}{2} = 24.5 \text{ square units} \]
Since there are two triangular bases, the total area of the triangular bases is: \[ 2 \times 24.5 = 49 \text{ square units} \]
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Area of the rectangular faces: The middle rectangle has a width of 100 units and height of 24 units. The area of this face is: \[ A = \text{width} \times \text{height} = 100 \times 24 = 2400 \text{ square units} \]
There are two congruent rectangles that are formed by the two right triangles. To get the area of one rectangle formed by each triangle, we must find the slant height (hypotenuse) that is given as 25 units.
The height of each right triangle (using the base) is still counted for the rectangular area. Each rectangle has a base of 25 units and height 100 units: \[ A = \text{base of triangle} \times \text{height of prism} = 100 \times 25 = 2500 \text{ square units} \]
There are two such rectangular faces since there is one rectangle on each side of the triangular prism. Thus: \[ 2 \times 2500 = 5000 \text{ square units} \]
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Total Surface Area: Now we can sum the areas: \[ \text{Total Surface Area} = \text{Area of triangular bases} + \text{Area of rectangular faces} \] \[ = 49 + 2400 + 5000 = 7449 \text{ square units} \]
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