Question

What is the lateral area of a rectangular prism with a base length of 16 m, a base width of 8 m, and a height of 4 m?

A.
48 m2

B.
192 m2

C.
52 m2

D.
512 m2

Answer 1

B. because you do 16*2*h + 8*2*h and you get 128 + 64 = 192

Answer 2

Answer: B.
`192\ m^2`

Explanation:

The lateral area of a rectangular prism is given by :-

`\text{Lateral Area}=2h(l+w)`, where h is the height, l is the length and w is the width of the rectangular prism.

Now, using the given information, the lateral area of the rectangular prism will be :-

`\text{Lateral Area}=2(4)(16+8)=8(24)=192\ m^2`