To find the surface area of a triangular prism with an equilateral base, we need to calculate the area of the two triangular bases and the three rectangular sides.
The formula for the surface area of a triangular prism is:
Surface Area = 2*(area of triangular base) + (perimeter of base)*(height)
Since the base is an equilateral triangle, we can calculate the area of the base using the formula:
Area = (side length)^2 * sqrt(3) / 4
Given that the base area is 84 in^2, we can solve for the side length of the equilateral triangle:
84 = (side length)^2 * sqrt(3) / 4
side length = sqrt((84 * 4) / sqrt(3)) = sqrt(336) = 4sqrt(21) in
Now, we can calculate the perimeter of the base:
Perimeter = 3 * side length = 3 * 4sqrt(21) = 12sqrt(21) in
Next, we calculate the height of the triangular prism. Let's assume the height to be h in.
Now, we can use the formula for the surface area of the triangular prism to calculate the surface area in terms of h:
Surface Area = 2*(84) + (12sqrt(21))*h
We do not have enough information to calculate the surface area in numerical values, so the correct answer cannot be determined without knowing the height of the triangle prism.
USE THE NET TO FIND THE SURFESE AREA OF THE TRIANGULAR PRIZIM WITH EQUALATERAL BASE
A 84 IN.2
B 357 IN.2
C 273 IN.2
D 175 IN.2
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