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Last modified on August 3rd, 2023
The surface area of a triangular prism is the entire space occupied by its outermost layers (or faces). It is expressed in square units such as m2, cm2, mm2, and in2.
Like all 3-dimensional shapes, 2 types of surface areas can be calculated for a triangular prism.
The lateral surface area (LSA) of a triangular prism is only the sum of the areas of all its faces except the bases. The formula to calculate the total and lateral surface area of a triangular prism is given below:
Let us solve an example to understand the concept better.
Find the lateral surface area of a triangular prism given in the figure.
As we know,
Lateral Surface Area (LSA) = (s1 + s2 + s3) × l, here s1 = 4 in, s2 = 6 in,  s3 = 8 in, l = 9.6 in
= 18 × 9.6
= 172.8 in2
The total surface area (TSA) of a triangular prism is the sum of the lateral surface area and twice the base area. The formula to calculate the TSA of a triangular prism is given below:
Find the total surface area of a triangular prism given in the figure.
As we know,
Total Surface Area (TSA) = (b × h) + (s1 + s2 + s3) × l, here, s1 = 5 cm, s2 = b = 6 cm, s3 = 7 cm, h = 4.9 cm, l = 12 cm.
∴TSA = (6 × 4.9) + (5 + 6 + 7) × 12
 = 245.4 cm2
Last modified on August 3rd, 2023