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What is the surface area of the square pyramid represented by the net?

What is the surface area of the square pyramid represented by the net?-example-1

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Start with the base. 6m square is 6 x 6 = 36 square meters.

Next find the area of one triangle:
1/2bh
1/2(6)(9)
1/2(54)
27 square meters.

Since there are 4 triangles, multiply this by 4. 27 * 4 = 108 square meters.

36 + 108 = 144 square meters for the net of a square pyramid.
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