Question

find the lateral area of a regular pentagonal pyramid with a slant height of 14 inches and a base side length of 6 inches

Answer 1

the lateral area is the area of the sides (which means we ignore the area of the base)

each side is a triangle, with height 14 and base 6
a pentagon has 5 sides (penta is Latin for 5)

can you try ?

Answer 2

5(1/2(6)(14))
5(1/2(84)
5(42)


am i on the right track?

Answer 3

LA=210 in. ^2

Answer 4

yes. looks good.

Answer 5

thanks @phi