Which of the following is a situation where finding the lateral area would be appropriate?
Determining how many bricks are needed to build a pyramid with a brick floor.
Determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank.
Determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom.
Determining how much stucco is needed to stucco the walls and roof of a building.

Question

Which of the following is a situation where finding the lateral area would be appropriate?
Determining how many bricks are needed to build a pyramid with a brick floor. 
   Determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank. 
   Determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom. 
   Determining how much stucco is needed to stucco the walls and roof of a building.

anonymous · Answer

I thought was the paint one

amistre64 · Answer

lateral is side wall areas

amistre64 · Answer

walls and roof would seem to imply surface area

anonymous · Answer

dosen't lateral refer to the cross surface area?

amistre64 · Answer

hard to say, in geometry class its the surface area - base areas

amistre64 · Answer

the lateral area of a cylindar is then the 2pir h stuff

anonymous · Answer

Lateral area means only the sides of a figure. Not counting the bases

anonymous · Answer

o then walls

anonymous · Answer

So, the one that says the paint ont he walls

amistre64 · Answer

yep

anonymous · Answer

Gotcha! thanks!