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is the lateral height (the length of a line segment from the apex of the cone along its side to its base) of the cone (given by the
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is the sum of the areas of the sides of the prism. This lateral surface area can be calculated by multiplying the
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of an object is all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist). The
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the lateral surface area would be the area of the four sides. If the edge of the cube has length
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is the area of the lateral surface. This is to be distinguished from the
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is the radius of the circle at the bottom of the cone and
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Straight circular cylinder with unrolled lateral surface
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