A city park has an architectural pillar in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The shape of the base of the pillar is an equilateral triangle. The dimensions of the shape of the pillar are as shown below.

A triangular pyramid is shown. The shape of the base of the pyramid is an equilateral triangle having sides of length 3 feet. The lateral height is labeled as 8 ft.

The park plans to repaint the lateral area of the pillar. The area of the pillar that will be repainted is _______________ ft2.

Question

A city park has an architectural pillar in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The shape of the base of the pillar is an equilateral triangle. The dimensions of the shape of the pillar are as shown below. 

A triangular pyramid is shown.  The shape of the base of the pyramid is an equilateral triangle having sides of length 3 feet.  The lateral height is labeled as 8 ft.
 
The park plans to repaint the lateral area of the pillar. The area of the pillar that will be repainted is   _______________ ft2.

anonymous · Answer

one more :) @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

so you need to find lateral area of pyramid

ganeshie8 · Answer

Lateral Area = $\large     \frac{1}{2}P*l$

$P$ : Perimeter of base
$l$ : lateral/slant height

ganeshie8 · Answer

since the base equilateral triangle has sides of length 3 feet,
wat wud the perimeter of base triangle wud be ? :)

anonymous · Answer

so thats 36?
perimeter would be 9

ganeshie8 · Answer

Awesome !!

anonymous · Answer

is that the answer? :) @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

Yup :) 36  is  $\large \color{red}{\checkmark}$