Answer:
14 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
Volume of rectangular prism:
l = length of rectangular prism = 3 cm
w = width of rectangular prism = 2 cm
[tex]\sf \text{\sf h =height of the rectangular prism = $\sf 1\dfrac{1}{2} =\dfrac{3}{2} \ cm$}[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{\text{\bf Volume of rectangular prism = l *w *h}}[/tex]
[tex]\sf = 3 * 2 * \dfrac{3}{2}\\\\\\=3*3\\\\= 9 \ cm^2[/tex]
Volume of triangular prism:
[tex]\text{\sf base = $2\dfrac{1}{4} = \dfrac{9}{4} \ cm$}[/tex]
altitude = 3 cm
[tex]\text{Area of triangle = $\dfrac{1}{2}*base*altitude$}[/tex]
[tex]\sf =\dfrac{1}{2}* 3*\dfrac{9}{4}\\\\\\=\dfrac{27}{8}\\\\= 3.375 \ cm^2[/tex]
[tex]\text{\sf height of the triangular prism = H = $1\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{3}{2} \ cm$}[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{\text{\bf Volume of triangular prism = area of triangle * H}}[/tex]
[tex]\sf = 3.375 * \dfrac{3}{2}\\\\\\= 5.0625 \\\\= 5 \ cm^2[/tex]
Volume of the complex figure:
To find the volume of complex figure, add the volume of rectangular prism and volume of the triangular prism.
Volume of the complex figure = 9 +5
= 14 cm²