http://easycalculation.com/maths-dictionary/lateral_area.html
There were a couple of different definitions. It was a bit confusing.
I think for prism you don't include the two ends and for pyramids you don't include the bottom.
I don't think i have heard the term lateral surface area before.
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Now I will look at the first one.
The top and bottom are right angled triangles. They are the same. The sides are 6,8 and 10km
so the area is 2 * (1/2 * 6 * 8) = 2*(24) = 48km2
The other 3 sides are rectangles the total area is (4*6)+(4*8)+(4*10) = 24+32+40=96km2
Total area = 48+96 = 144km2
Lateral area = 96km2
http://easycalculation.com/maths-dictionary/lateral_area.html
There were a couple of different definitions. It was a bit confusing.
I think for prism you don't include the two ends and for pyramids you don't include the bottom.
I don't think i have heard the term lateral surface area before.
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Now I will look at the first one.
The top and bottom are right angled triangles. They are the same. The sides are 6,8 and 10km
so the area is 2 * (1/2 * 6 * 8) = 2*(24) = 48km2
The other 3 sides are rectangles the total area is (4*6)+(4*8)+(4*10) = 24+32+40=96km2
Total area = 48+96 = 144km2
Lateral area = 96km2