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How do you find the lateral area of the prism

How do you find the lateral area of the prism-example-1
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Hi there!

The lateral area is the area of the figures connecting the bases. We have rectangles here. We'll need to find the area of each figure and add them together to find the lateral area.

WORK:
(2.8 x 12) + (8.1 x 12) + 2(4 x 12)
33.6 + 97.2 + 96
LA = 226.8 units^2

Hope this helps!! :)
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