It is incorrect to say that sphere has lateral area. First sphere do not have sides like other geometric figure. In fact a line or plane can intersect the surface of a sphere in just one point. Sphere has no lateral side. It is enough to say surface area of sphere than lateral surface area of the sphere.
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Probably not. I suspect that " lateral area means the area of a horizontal section. For example, imagine a sphere of 2 metres diameter. It's lateral area is the area of a circle of two metres diameter. A = (Pi x 2 x 2)/4 = 3.14. It's surface are is (4 x PI x 2 x 2)/4 = 12.57
The lateral area of a prism is the sum of the areas of all the lateral faces. A lateral face is not a base. The surface area is the total area of all faces.Lateral Area: The lateral area of a right prism with base perimeter P and height h is L=Ph.Surface Area: The surface area of a right prism with lateral area L and base area is B is S = L + 2B, or S = Ph + 2B.
the formulas for lateral area dont include the figures bases. surface area does.
Surface area of a sphere = 4*pi*radius2
find the area of a base and then multiply by six. Then you square it. or 6 x ba (2)=lateral area