The base of a prism is a rectangle with sides 3 cm and 4 cm respectively. The height of the prism is 10 cm. It is split vertically along a diagonal of the base into two triangular prisms. What is the total surface area of each of these triangular prisms?
132cm2
Given: length of the rectangular base = 4 cm & breadth of the rectangular base = 3 cm
Since it is split along the diagonal: the third side of the triangle formed = √32+42=5
Height of the prism = 10 cm
Base Area of each triangular prism = 12×3×4 = 6 cm2
Lateral Surface Area = Base Perimetre× Height = (3+4+5)×10 = 120 cm2
Total Surface Area of each Prism formed = Lateral Surface Area + 2×Base Area
=120+ 2×6 = 120+ 12
= 132 cm2
Hence the total surface area of each triangular prism = 132 cm2