What is the lateral area of a rectangular prism if the base edges are 3 centimeters and 4 centimeters and the height is 6 centimeters?
Answer
84 cm2
92 cm2
150 cm2
220 cm2

Question

What is the lateral area of a rectangular prism if the base edges are 3 centimeters and 4 centimeters and the height is 6 centimeters? 
Answer
		84 cm2
		92 cm2
		150 cm2
		220 cm2

anonymous · Answer

i think its B

hoblos · Answer

it must be 2(3)(4)+2(3)(6)+2(4)(6)=108
but it is not one of the options!!

anonymous · Answer

humm

anonymous · Answer

$2 \times (3+4) \times 6 $

anonymous · Answer

So that's 84 sq cm. Option $ \boxed{1} $

anonymous · Answer

ok thank u both lots

hoblos · Answer

hmm it sounds right..
i thought the areas of the top and the bottum must count but it seems not

anonymous · Answer

That's total surface area @hoblos.

hoblos · Answer

but how?!! the area of the total surface is the area of the SIX rectangles that cover it
by your formula you find the areas of only 4 of them!

anonymous · Answer

Yes top and bottom are not considered as lateral surface.

hoblos · Answer

0k now i got it... thanks

anonymous · Answer

Glad to help hoblos.

anonymous · Answer

A prism has a right triangle as its base with a hypotenuse that measures 5 meters and legs that measure 3 meters and 4 meters. What is the surface area of this prism if the height of the prism is 6 meters?
Answer
		78 m2
		84 m2
		96 m2
		102 m2

anonymous · Answer

i got 96 for that one am i right

anonymous · Answer

New thread sunset :)

anonymous · Answer

ok i posted it again and if u go there i will give u a medal