A king has decided to add another tower to his castle. The first tower is shaped like a rectangular prism, with a base that is 25 feet by 32 feet, and a height of 75 feet. The new tower will have the same footprint as the first, but will be 14 feet taller. 1. What is the lateral area of the first tower? 2. What is the lateral area of the second tower? 3. Written as a percent, how much larger is the second tower's lateral area than the first tower's lateral area? Round your percent to the nearest tenth.

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A king has decided to add another tower to his castle. The first tower is shaped like a rectangular
prism, with a base that is 25 feet by 32 feet, and a height of 75 feet. The new tower will have the
same footprint as the first, but will be 14 feet taller.
1. What is the lateral area of the first tower?
2. What is the lateral area of the second tower?
3. Written as a percent, how much larger is the second tower's lateral area than the first tower's
lateral area? Round your percent to the nearest tenth.
Transcribed Image Text:A king has decided to add another tower to his castle. The first tower is shaped like a rectangular prism, with a base that is 25 feet by 32 feet, and a height of 75 feet. The new tower will have the same footprint as the first, but will be 14 feet taller. 1. What is the lateral area of the first tower? 2. What is the lateral area of the second tower? 3. Written as a percent, how much larger is the second tower's lateral area than the first tower's lateral area? Round your percent to the nearest tenth.
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