The lateral area of a square prism is 24 cm² and its height is 5.5 cm. The length of a base side is _____cm.

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nincompoop · Answer

I think @mathstudent55 wants to help you instead

mathstudent55 · Answer

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mathstudent55 · Answer

The lateral area is the sum of the areas of all vertical sides.
Each side has length and width L and S. Each area is HS. The total lateral area is 4HS.

anonymous · Answer

a. 1.1 	
	b. 1.5 	
	c. 2.1 	
	d. 2.5 

These are the answers to choose from by the way!

mathstudent55 · Answer

You have
4HS = 24 cm^2
You also know H = 5.5 cm, so you need to solve this equation for S:

4(5.5 cm)S = 24 cm^2
22S = 24

anonymous · Answer

1.1?