Lateral Area and Surface Area

What does "P" stand for in the lateral area formula?

• Perimeter of the area
• Parallel
• Perimeter of the Base
• finPi

What should you do first when solving for lateral or surface area?

• highlight the bases
• never write down the formula
• just input the numbers into the calculator

How do you find the Lateral  Area of a rectangular prism?

• find the sum of the areas of all the faces and bases.
• find the sum of four bases (not the top and bottom bases)
• find the sum of the bases only
• multiply the faces and the bases

What is the height of this figure?

• 6 cm
• 14 cm
• 4 cm
• 24 cm

Find the perimeter of this triangle.

• 240 ft
• 56 ft
• 66 ft
• 120 ft

In the equation: Ph + 2B, what does the B stand for?

• base
• area of base

What does perimeter mean?

• the amount of space inside a shape
• the distance around the shape
• the amount of space inside a shape divided by two
• half the distance around a shape

How do you find P?

• Highlight the base and then add up all the sides.
• Highlight the base and then multiply all of the sides.
• Add up all the numbers on the figure.

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

• Means the bases and no sides.
• Means just  the sides.

Which measurement is best for determining the distance walking around the edge of a park?

• area
• perimeter