A square pyramid is 6 feet on each side. The height of the pyramid is 4 feet. What is the total area of the pyramid?

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anonymous · Answer

a. 60 ft2
b. 156 ft2
c. 96 ft2
d. 120 ft2

goldphenoix · Answer

To find the formula of any pyramid, you do:
$$\frac{ 1 }{ 3 } (Base x Height)$$ A square pyramid is 6 feet on each side. So to find the area of the base, you do 6x6 = 36. Height is 4. 36x4+3= Your answer.

goldphenoix · Answer

Hm... I did something wrong.

goldphenoix · Answer

I believe I did the volume, my bad.

anonymous · Answer

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so the height of the slanted triangle is 5 ft so its area is 1/2*5*6=15 so for 4 triangles it becomes 60 + the area of the base that is 6*6=36ft so total area =36+60=96ft