1. **Problem Statement:**
Majo is covering a figure shaped like a triangular prism with glitter glue. The triangular face has sides 12 cm, 1 cm, and 13 cm. Each bottle of glue covers 20 square centimeters. We need to find how many bottles of glue Majo needs.
2. **Understanding the figure:**
The triangular face is a right triangle (since $12^2 + 1^2 = 144 + 1 = 145$ and $13^2 = 169$, which is not equal, so we check if it is a right triangle by Pythagorean theorem: $12^2 + 5^2 = 144 + 25 = 169$, but 5 cm is not given, so we assume the triangle is right angled at the side 1 cm or 12 cm. However, since 13 cm is the longest side, it is likely the hypotenuse.
3. **Calculate the area of the triangular face:**
Using Heron's formula:
$$s = \frac{12 + 1 + 13}{2} = \frac{26}{2} = 13$$
$$\text{Area} = \sqrt{s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)} = \sqrt{13(13 - 12)(13 - 1)(13 - 13)} = \sqrt{13 \times 1 \times 12 \times 0} = 0$$
This means the triangle is degenerate (area zero), so likely the triangle is right angled with sides 12, 5, 13 or 12, 1, 13 is a typo.
Assuming the triangle is right angled with legs 12 cm and 1 cm:
$$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 1 = 6 \text{ cm}^2$$
4. **Calculate the surface area of the prism:**
The prism has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces.
- Area of two triangular faces: $2 \times 6 = 12$ cm$^2$
- The rectangular faces correspond to the sides of the triangle times the length of the prism (not given). Since length is not given, assume the prism length is 1 cm (or the problem is only about the triangular face).
Since no length is given, we assume the problem asks only for the triangular face coverage.
5. **Calculate number of bottles needed:**
Each bottle covers 20 cm$^2$.
$$\text{Bottles} = \frac{\text{Area}}{20} = \frac{6}{20} = 0.3$$
Since bottles cannot be bought in fractions, Majo needs to buy 1 bottle.
**Final answer:** Majo needs to purchase 1 bottle of glue.
Triangular Prism Glue F9B160
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