Answer:
Surface area of the figure = 1672 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Surface area of the figure = surface area of the prism + surface area of the 3 cubes
The surface area of the rectangular prism = sum of the area of its individual sides
= 2(26 x 10) + 2(10 x 10) + 2(26 x 10)
= 520 + 200 + 520
The surface area of the rectangular prism = 1240 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex]
Surface area of one of the cubes = 5(6 x 6)
= 180 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex]
The surface area of the 3 cubes = 3 x 180
= 540 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex]
Thus, the surfaces of the cubes on the prism covers a total area of 108 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex].
So that;
The surface area of the figure = (1240 - 108) + 540
= 1132 + 540
= 1672 [tex]cm^{2}[/tex]
