Question

Find the lateral surface area of prism when the bases are 6 and 2 and the height is 10

Answer 1

160
`cm^(2)`

Explanation:

The lateral surface area is the area of the considered plane side of a given figure or shape. To calculate that of a prism, it is the product of the base of a prism and its height.

Thus for the given prism;

lateral surface area = (perimeter of its base) x height

perimeter of the base = 6 + 6 + 2 + 2

= 16

Lateral surface area of the prism = 16 x 10

= 160
`cm^(2)`

Therefore, the lateral surface area of the prism is 160
`cm^(2)`.