The surface area consists of lateral edges area, the upper base and the lower base area.
Find lateral edges area The lateral edges consists of 3 rectangles with similar dimension, 6 cm long and 3 cm wide.
area = 3 × area of a rectangle area = 3 × l × w area = 3 × 6 × 3 area = 54
The area of lateral edges is 54 cm²
Find the surface area sa = area of lateral edges + area of upper base + area of lower base sa = 54 + 15.6 + 15.6 sa = 85.2 The surface area of the prism is 85.2 cm²