Question

What is the surface area of the square pyramid?




A.


28 cm2


B.


52 cm2


C.


64 cm2


D.


96 cm2

Answer 1

what pramid

Answer 2

https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1394500_1395000/1394714/1/eaff29d7e4d4bc461550009fb321dc528c1c0bd3/67458_FGA_U5_L6_V1_P.jpg

Answer 3

and @jabez177 that thing didnt work

Answer 4

Here you go mate! :D https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20is%20the%20surface%20area%20of%20a%20square%20pyramid

Answer 5

i tried that

Answer 6

look at the image

Answer 7

Right!!! Multiply those 2 and divide it by 2.

Answer 8

I think. I haven't done these since 5th grade.

Answer 9

the base is square and the length of one side is known. What's the area of the base?

There are four sides, each of which is an equilateral triangle. The base is known, as is the height. What is the are of one triangle? What is the area of four such triangles?

Answer 10

^ Now I remember!!

Answer 11

area of a square is l^2

area of triangle is lh/2

you have 1 square and 4 triangles - add up the 5 areas to get the overall answer

Answer 12

so 40?

Answer 13

or just tell me

Answer 14

@They_Call_Me_Narii

Answer 15

@Sorcerer

Answer 16

@LanHikari22 @vheah anyone

Answer 17

fack it

Answer 18

6 x 4 is?

Answer 19

magax, sorry for your frustration, but "fack it" is unacceptable here on Open Study. What have you done so far towards solving this problem? I pretty much laid out for you the steps you must take to answer this question.

Answer 20

Since there are 4 equilateral triangles. They all are 6 cm tall. So we multiply that by 4.

Answer 21

@LolitaDayz

Answer 22

Dude, come on!! I'll help you with the question. Just work with me! :D

Answer 23

there

Answer 24

i got 24

Answer 25

Good now x 4 right, @Mathmale?

Answer 26

Would someone please come up with the formula for the area of a triangle, substitute the height 6 and the base 4, and find the area?

Would someone please find the area of the base?

Please add together: 4(area of triangle) + area of base

Answer 27

just for fun ima start a stopwatch aND SEE HOW LONG IT TAES TO ANSWER THIS oops caps

Answer 28

The question here, megax, is how long it takes YOU to come to an understanding of this problem sufficient to enable YOU to find the correct answer.

Answer 29

Can YOU write the formula for the AREA of a triangle of base b and height h?
Can YOU write the formula for the area of a square of side s?

Answer 30

If you don't know these formulas, megas, do internet searchs for

1) area of a square
2) area of a triangle

You'll be flooded with information.