Lateral Surface Area and Word Problems Concept Check

What does lateral mean when asked to find the lateral surface area?

• Means the bases and no faces

• Means just the faces

• The surface area is
  180 square cm
• The surface area is
   72 square meters
• The surface area is
  144 square meters
• The surface area is 288 square meters

The base of the each triangle is 5 inches. The height of the triangle is 10 inches. The length of the rectangle is 15 inches. Find the total surface area.

• 300 inches

• 200 inches

• 275 inches

How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?

• Base x height

• Length x Width

• 1/3 (Length x width)

• Base x Height divided by 2

What is the lateral surface area of this figure? 

• 324 cm²
• 144 cm²
• 180 cm²
• 288 cm²

What is the difference between lateral area and total surface area?

• Total surface area includes 1 base instead of 2 bases like lateral does

• Lateral includes all the faces while total only includes the bases

• Total surface area includes the base(s) and all the faces while lateral does not include the base(s)

• Lateral just includes B, the area of the base while total does not

The base of the 2 two triangles is 6 inches. The length of the three rectangles is 16 inches. The height of the triangles is 12 inches. Find the Lateral surface area.

• 396 inches

• 360 inches

• 288 inches

Find the total surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 72 cm²

• 36 cm^2

• 60 cm²

Find the lateral surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 72 cm²

• 36 cm^2

• 60 cm²

Find the total surface area of the Triangular Pyramid.

• 579.07m²

• 138.73m²

• 440.34m²