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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the surface area of the square pyramid? A. 1152 in2 B. 1600 in2 C. 2752 in2 D. 3328 in2

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

What do we know about it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i would say c

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I don't believe that enough information to solve this is provided.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Is the base a square? B/c w/o that I can't do it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'll just do C.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

No, don;t!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why noot it's right

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I can teach this to you easily, your answer is probably wrong. (probably, 75% that it's wrong)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Lets say the bottom rectangle is a square OK?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you might be wrong too

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look at the picture

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I was making sure, so anyway, knowing that all sides of the base are equal we can say that,\ |dw:1384289632338:dw| right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

|dw:1384289720044:dw| this is the area of one of the triangles, (they are equal to each other)

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