Question

9. What does it mean to find the lateral surface

area?
a) To find the area of all the faces.
b) To find the area of all the faces

Answer 1

a and b they're both the same answer so why would you even ask that question like

Answer 2

To find the surface area of the sides of the object.

Step-by-step explanation:

An object's lateral surface consists of its sides, excluding its base and top (when they exist). This area is called the lateral surface area. The lateral surface area should be distinguished from the total surface area, which includes the base and top areas.