Question

What is the difference between lateral surface area and total surface area? If there are different formulas for each, please list them.

Answer 1

The lateral surface area is the area of all sides excluding the area of the base. For a cone, it would be all the area excluding the circular base; for a cylinder, the area between the two circular bases; etc.

Answer 2

Total surface area's pretty straightforward.

Answer 3

ok i understand that now, do you just add up the sides of them or multiply them,

Answer 4

It depends on your shape..

Answer 5

what about for prsims, cones,, triangles, and cubes, squares is there a diff

Answer 6

Lateral area is simply the area of all the faces except the base faces. There is really nothing more you can say; you'd have to make a specific formula for each case.

Answer 7

ok i understand that now
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