Question

so how do i find the surface area of a pyramid i'm so confused

Answer 1

The Surface Area has two parts: the area of the base (the Base Area), and the area of the side faces (the Lateral Area).

For Base Area :

It depends on the shape, there are different formulas for triangle, square, etc. See Area for formulas, or our Area Calculation Tool

For Lateral Area :

When all the side faces are the same:

Multiply the perimeter by the "slant length" and divide by 2. This is because the side faces are always triangles and the triangle formula is "base times height divided by 2"
But when the side faces are different (such as an "irregular" pyramid) we must add up the area of each triangle to find the total lateral area.

Answer 2

please give me a medal

Answer 3

yeah but i still dont understand

Answer 4

Ok il explain more

Answer 5

what do i multiply what do i add my lesson made me all confused

Answer 6

@mandymoo1121 do you have an example problem?

Answer 7

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDEQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMV9tue_6q0c&ei=PxFIVerXMMzYsAXq34HAAQ&usg=AFQjCNEunRYAFF-Ik77t7F-nn6YaxiyS3g

Answer 8

This video should help

Answer 9

i dont have an example

Answer 10

ok let's say we had this pyramid

Answer 11

what is the area of the bottom face?