A metal feeding trough is in the shape of a triangular prism with one of the faces missing. The base of the trough is an equilateral triangle with sides of length 3.5 feet and a height of 4 feet. If the trough is 15 feet long, how much metal was used to construct the trough? A)66.5ft B)119ft C)171ft D)194ft

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A metal feeding trough is in the shape of a triangular prism with one of the faces missing. The base of the trough is an equilateral triangle with sides of length 3.5 feet and a height of 4 feet. If the trough is 15 feet long, how much metal was used to construct the trough? A)66.5ft B)119ft C)171ft D)194ft
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A triangular has 3 rectangular faces and 2 triangular faces. Since, it is opened from one side , so, it has only 2 rectangular faces.

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