What is the surface area of the following solid? *13 ft 12ft 5ft 5ft

In order to calculate the total surface area we just need to sum the area of the different faces.
From the picture we see that we have the following faces.
- 2 x A (two triangles)
- S (a rectangle)
- T (a rectangle)
- B (the base rectangle)
Now me calculate the area of each one:
[tex]A\text{ = }\frac{1}{2}\cdot12\cdot5\text{ = }30[/tex][tex]S\text{ = 5}\cdot5=\text{ 25}[/tex][tex]B=12\cdot5=60[/tex][tex]T=13\cdot5=65[/tex]Now that we have the area of each face, we sum all the areas, taking in account the ones that appears twice:
[tex]\text{Total area = 2}\cdot A+S+T+B=2\cdot30+25+60+65=210[/tex]And, because the lenghts are measured in ft, the final answer is:
[tex]\text{Total area = 210 ft}^2[/tex]Note:
[tex]\text{Area of a triangle = }\frac{1}{2}\cdot\text{base}\cdot\text{height}[/tex][tex]\text{Area of a rectangle = base }\cdot\text{ height}[/tex]