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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how can you find the surface area of a pyramid??????

OpenStudy (amistre64):

surface area is just adding up all the areas of each face

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so if there is 4 faces and 1 hight what do i do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1323637207435:dw|Unfold the pyramid, and you get this!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok i see that but do i add up all sides and multiply by the height?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just add up the areas of each face, and that gets you the total surface area.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats my problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is 7 the height of the pyramid, or the length of that face? |dw:1323637488875:dw|Is it x=7, or y=7?

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