Question
What is the lateral area of a right rectangular prism that has rectangular bases measuring 3" by 5" and a height of 6"?
Answers
GPT 3.5
The lateral area of a right rectangular prism can be found by adding up the areas of all the sides except the bases.
The two bases of the prism are rectangles measuring 3" by 5". The area of each base is 3" x 5" = 15 square inches.
The height of the prism is 6", so the lateral sides are two rectangles measuring 6" by 3" and two rectangles measuring 6" by 5".
The area of the two lateral sides measuring 6" by 3" is 6" x 3" = 18 square inches.
The area of the two lateral sides measuring 6" by 5" is 6" x 5" = 30 square inches.
Therefore, the total lateral area of the right rectangular prism is 18 square inches + 30 square inches = <<18+30=48>>48 square inches.
The two bases of the prism are rectangles measuring 3" by 5". The area of each base is 3" x 5" = 15 square inches.
The height of the prism is 6", so the lateral sides are two rectangles measuring 6" by 3" and two rectangles measuring 6" by 5".
The area of the two lateral sides measuring 6" by 3" is 6" x 3" = 18 square inches.
The area of the two lateral sides measuring 6" by 5" is 6" x 5" = 30 square inches.
Therefore, the total lateral area of the right rectangular prism is 18 square inches + 30 square inches = <<18+30=48>>48 square inches.