Question

quiz 2: surface areas how is a cylinder different from a prism? it has 2 polygonal bases. a cylinder does not have a lateral area. the bases of a cylinder are circles. a cylinder has a rectangle as a lateral face.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• "It has 2 polygonal bases": Prisms have polygonal bases, but a cylinder's bases are circles (not polygons), so this is incorrect.
• "A cylinder does not have a lateral area": Cylinders do have a lateral (curved) surface area, so this is incorrect.
• "The bases of a cylinder are circles": Prisms have polygonal bases, while cylinders have circular bases. This correctly identifies a key difference.
• "A cylinder has a rectangle as a lateral face": The lateral surface of a cylinder, when unrolled, is a rectangle, but this is not the primary difference from a prism (prisms also have lateral faces that are rectangles or parallelograms). The base shape difference is more fundamental.

Answer:

The option "The bases of a cylinder are circles" (the third option in the list).