<u>Answer:</u>
The correct answer option is A. positive.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
When an exponent or a power is an even number and the base is a negative number, the value is always positive.
Suppose we have a negative base and a power which is even, lets say, so what we get is a positive value.
Therefore, a negative base with even power is always a positive value.
The lateral area of a cylinder is given by:
Area=πrl+2πr^2
radius,r=12 mm
length,l=5*12=60mm
therefore the lateral area will be:
Area=π*12*60
Area=2,261.95 mm^2
The area of the bases will be:
A=2*π*12^2=904.78 mm^s
The lateral area will be:
2,261.95+904.78
=3,166.73
=3167 mm^2
4 and 1/4 feet is your answer my friend