Question

The bottom shape is a cube with base edges of 6 inches. The top shape is a right pyramid with a height of 4 inches. What is the surface area of this composite figure? Explain it to me.

Answer 1

Assuming that the pyramid is sitting on top of the cube. You need to find the surface area of both but ignore the parts that are not on the surface such as the top of the cube and the bottom of the pyramid because they are hiding each other.

Answer 2

I dont get it.

Answer 3

\[SA=5\times A_{\text{square}}+4\times A_{\text{triangle}}\]

Answer 4

SA = 30 + 16?

Answer 5

\[A_{\text{square}}=s^2=6^2\]

Answer 6

What Atriangle?