Lateral Area, Surface Area,

and Notes
 Lateral Area
Lateral area these are the flat sides of
prisms, cones, and cylinders

lateral face

There are 4 lateral faces on this shape

and 2 bases
 Definitions
Lateral area for prisms, cylinders and
cones the area of the figure not including
the bases
Surface Area the sum of the area of all of
the faces (sides and both bases)

Volume a measure of the amount of space

contained in the interior of a solid
 Prisms
To find Lateral Area:
perimeter times height of prism

LA = Ph

6
P is the perimeter
of the base 10
4
h is the height of the prism
 Lateral Area
Identify the two bases.
Find the perimeter of one base (add all
6 the sides)
Multiply the perimeter by the height of
4 10 prism

P = 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 = 20
20 (10) = 200
 Surface Area
SA = LA + area of the 2 bases

You need to know how to find perimeter of any

polygon! (Just add all the sides)
Steps:
1. Find P and h
2. Find LA
3. Find base area
4. Add 2 base areas and the LA to get SA
5. Final answer will be in units 2
 Surface Area
SA = LA + area of the 2 bases

Find P of base (4 + 4 + 10 + 10) = 28

h = 17
LA = Ph = (28)(17) = 476
Area of rectangle l x w
Area of base = 4 x 10 = 40
SA = Ph + 2B = 476 + 2(40) = 556
SA = 556 cm 2