Question

A square based container has side 12cm and height 18 m. what is its lateral surface area?

Answer 1

the area is 576?

Answer 2

\[\huge LSA = 4sh\]
where:
s = side
h = height

i don't think that's what you did

Answer 3

ahh. lateral surface area is differ from the normal surface area?

Answer 4

yea, lateral area like, wraps around the figure. it's the surface area minus the bases

Answer 5

what about the lateral surface area of rectangle?

Answer 6

2d figures can't have lateral area

Answer 7

there's area for 2d figures and lateral and surface area for 3d figures

Answer 8

a rectangular prism is 5 m long, 3 m wide and 6 m high. what is its latera surdace area?

Answer 9

126?

Answer 10

SA rectangular prism = 2ab + 2bc + 2ac

2(5x3) + 2(3x6) + 2(5x6) = 30 + 36 + 60 = 126 m^2

Answer 11

oh wait

Answer 12

lateral area?

Answer 13

lateral surface area

Answer 14

LA = 2h(w+l)
12(3+5) = 12(8) = 96 m^2

Answer 15

yehey!