Question

What is the slant height of a square pyramid that has a surface area of 336 square meters and a side length of 12 meters

Answer 1

woo, the only way I know how to do this is the long way.

I would start by figuring the surface area of the base, which according to the problem, has 4 sides that are 12 long each. So 12x12.

Then I would take the surface area of the base and subtract it from the total surface area.

With the remaining surface area, divide it by four so that you get the surface area for each triangle side of the pyramid.

Then you would know the area of a triangle and it's base side (12).

Here's the tricky part. If you drew a line directly down the center of the triangle, it would be made into 2 smaller triangles, but now, both of those triangles are identical, and more importantly, right triangles.

We also know that the base is now 6 on each side.

If you took the area of the smaller right triangle, and double it, it would give you a rectangle that you use to figure out the length of the remaining side (which is luckily the length of the slant of your pyramid). =P

Let me know if you need me to check your answer when you're done or if you need more help.

Answer 2

thankkk you :*********

Answer 3

np

Answer 4

so whats the answer on this question?