document.write( "Question 622471: A square prism in inscribed in a cylinder. The prism has a height of 12 inches and the cylinder has a radius of 5 inches. What's the lateral area and surface area of the prism and the cylinder \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #391458 by KMST(5328)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I assume that from above you just see the bases of the prism and the cylinder, looking like a square inscribed in a circle, like this: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Two sides of the square, of length x inches, form a right triangle with the diagonal for a hypotenuse, so \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The area of the circle (with radius 5) is \n" ); document.write( "That circle is one of the two congruent (equal) bases of the cylinder. \n" ); document.write( "The circumference is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So the total surface area of the cylinder is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The area of the square is \n" ); document.write( "That square is one of the two congruent (equal) bases of the prism. \n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of the square is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So the total surface area of the cylinder is \n" ); document.write( " |