Question

The surface area of a square pyramid whose base side is 6 cm and height is 4 cm is _____ cm²

Answer 1

We have 4 triangles and a square. we need to find the side height of the triangles, do you know how we would do that?

Answer 2

Hello?

Answer 3

I am so confused on what you already did.

Answer 4

I drew the pyramid, and labeled what we know. The vertical height is 4cm, and the side length is 6cm. So therefore, from the edge to the center is 3cm. Make sense?

Answer 5

Kinda

Answer 6

so slant hight is 5 base is 6 hight is 4 and edge to center is 3.
so to find surface area I would brake it in to parts 4 triangles and a square?

Answer 7

Correct!

Answer 8

\[A_{sides}=2\times b\times h\]
\[A_{bottom}=l\times w\]

Answer 9

one triangle would be (1/2)(6)(5)
and the square would be 6^2

Answer 10

Correct.

Answer 11

and my answer would come out to 96

Answer 12

That is what I arrived at.

Answer 13

ok thank you

Answer 14

You are very welcome! If you have any other questions I will be here for about another hour.