Question

Linda joined cardboard pieces to make a square pyramid, as shown below.

A square pyramid is shown with length of the square base sides equal to 4 inches and the altitude of one of the lateral triangular faces as 6 inches.

If the dimensions of the pyramid are made five times greater, which statement is true about the surface area of the new pyramid?
Answer

It will be five times the original pyramid’s surface area.

It will be ten times the original pyramid’s surface area.

It will be fifteen times the original pyramid’s surface area.

It will be twenty-five times the