A manufacturer is designing special packaging for a product in the shape of a truncated pyramid. A truncated pyramid is a pyramid with the top cut off. The model he is building is included. The bases are not regular figures. The lateral sides are trapezoids. The height of each trapezoid face is 12 cm. Determine the amount of material needed to build the model (assume no overlap on the sides).

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A manufacturer is designing special packaging for a product in the shape of a truncated pyramid. A truncated pyramid is a pyramid with the top cut off. The model  he is building is included. The bases are not regular figures. The lateral sides are trapezoids. The height of each trapezoid face is 12 cm. Determine the amount of material needed to build the model (assume no overlap on the sides).

anonymous · Answer

this is a link to a picture of the pyramid http://assets.openstudy.com/updates/attachments/4de174f0c9a28b0b8f8e68c2-dinabina78-1306621230506-20.jpg

barrycarter · Answer

Hint: what is the formula for the area of a triangle? The area of a trapezoid?