Lateral Surface Area of Prism and Pyramid

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

• Means the bases and no sides.

• Means just  the sides.

A square pyramid is covered with decorative wrapping paper with no overlap.  The net of the box is shown on the right.  How many square centimeters of wrapping paper are needed to cover the surfaces of the box? 

• 108 cm²

• 324 cm²

• 180 cm²

• 432 cm²

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• 15m²

• 16m²

• 18m²

• 20m²

What is the total surface area of the rectangular pyramid whose net is shown?

• 400 in²

• 800 in²

• 1,200 in²

• 1,600 in²

Find the lateral surface area of the triangular prism. Round to the nearest tenth.

(Type in the value only, no units.)

Mathematical Equivalence

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A pyramid has a square base. Each side of the base is 9 cm. The slant height of each triangle is 14 cm. What is the surface area?

• 126 cm²

• 144 cm²

• 252 cm²

• 333 cm²

What is the lateral area of this shape?

• 150 ft²

• 360 ft²

• 225 ft²

• 250 ft²

What is the lateral area of the prism?

• 299 units²

• 21 units²

• 320 units²

•  784.9 units²

What is the lateral area of the triangular prism shown?

• 360 in²

• 1080 in²

• 408 in²

• 333 in²

Find the lateral area. Round your answers to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

• 212 cm²

• 152.6 cm²

• 219.6 cm²

• 50.4 cm²