An acting award is a square pyramid with a base that measures 6 inches on each side. The slant height is 8 inches. What is the surface area of the award?

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Sereda · Answer 1 · 2020-11-01T16:12:32+0000

Answer:

The surface area of the award is
$132\ in^(2)$

Explanation:

we know that

The surface area of the square pyramid is equal to the area of the square base plus the area of its four lateral triangular faces

so

$SA=6^(2)+4[(1)/(2)(6)(8)]=132\ in^(2)$