A triangular prism has a base area of 20 cm² and a height of 10 cm. What is the total surface area of the prism if the lateral faces are 15 cm long?
Calculating Surface Area of Triangular Prisms in Context

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English, Mathematics
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7th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
490 cm²
450 cm²
300 cm²
550 cm²
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular prism is used to create a water tank. If the base of the prism is an equilateral triangle with a side length of 6 m, and the height of the prism is 4 m, what is the surface area of the tank?
18√3 + 72 m²
36 m²
24√3 m²
12 m²
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular prism has a triangular base with a base of 8 cm and a height of 5 cm. If the height of the prism is 12 cm, calculate the surface area of the prism.
300 cm²
280 cm²
240 cm²
220 cm²
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A shipping company uses a triangular prism-shaped container. If the base of the container is a right triangle with legs of 3 m and 4 m, and the height of the prism is 10 m, what is the surface area of the container?
132 m²
100 m²
150 m²
120 m²
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular prism has a base area of 30 cm² and a height of 6 cm. If the lengths of the triangular base sides are 10 cm and 12 cm, what is the total surface area of the prism?
240 cm²
300 cm²
250 cm²
276 cm²
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular prism has a base that is a triangle with sides measuring 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm. If the height of the prism is 8 cm, find the surface area of the prism.
250 cm²
150 cm²
400 cm²
300 cm²
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular prism is designed to hold sand. If the base of the prism is a triangle with a base of 10 m and a height of 6 m, and the height of the prism is 5 m, what is the surface area of the prism?
150 m²
180 m²
220 m²
198.3 m²
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