Find the latereal area for the regular pyramid slant height =6 length of side =4 please help!! WILL give medal

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Find the latereal area for the regular pyramid slant height =6 length of side =4  please help!! WILL give medal

danjs · Answer

Regular Pyramid means all the sides of the base are the same length, the base is a regular polygon.

jamesreed30 · Answer

So the answer would be? @DanJs

danjs · Answer

The base lengths are all 4, and the slant height is the altitude of the side triangles
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jamesreed30 · Answer

I got 48 but it says that is not right

jamesreed30 · Answer

@DanJs

iwanttogotostanford · Answer

does anyone here know spanish?

danjs · Answer

yeah, i guess assume it is a right regulare pyramid, the apex point is above the center of the base, and that it is a 4 sided pyramid, not something else

danjs · Answer

So each side will be isosceles triangle
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