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1. What is the difference between total surface area and lateral surface area? A. The shape of the base B.The shape of the faces connecting the bases C The volume of the two bases D. The area of the two bases please help me

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The shape of the base; A

Here, we want to identify the difference between total surface area and lateral surface area

The difference is that for the lateral area, we consider the sides, excluding the base

But, for thw total surface area, we consider the sides including the base

So the answer is the area of the base that is nt considered

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