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The lateral area is the perimeter of the hexagon times the height (altitude length) of the prism. Same for any other prism.
The lateral area of a prism is the sum of the area of the lateral faces
a closed figure with 4 sidesA square or any shape with 4 lateral sides.
Lateral means side.
The lateral area is the surface area of a 3D figure, excluding the area of any bases. For the lateral area of a cylinder, you would take the circumference of the base multiplied by the height of the cylinder to get the lateral area of the surface. It's basically splitting a can down one side, cutting the ends off completely, rolling it out flat, and figuring out the area of the resulting rectangle.