Question

What is the lateral surface area of the solid? Assume the top and bottom of

Answer 1

All you have to do is multiply them all up to get you answer which is 140 cm2

Answer 2

Check the picture below.

so the lateral area will be just the area of the sides, namely excluding the bases at top and bottom, thus

$\stackrel{\textit{\LARGE Lateral Area}}{\stackrel{\textit{front and back}}{2(4)(5)}~~ + ~~\stackrel{\textit{left and right}}{2(4)(7)}}\implies 40~~ + ~~56\implies 96~cm^2$