215k views
3 votes
A triangular pyramid has lateral faces with bases of 6 meters and height of 9 meters. The area of the base of the pyramid 15.6 meters . What is the surface area of the pyramid?

User Gnana
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

4 votes
To find surface area, you can find the area od all sides and add them together
First, area of an triangle is 1/2 length times width
So you do 1/2 6*9= 1/2 54= 27 The area of the three triangles are 27
27 times 3 is 81
81 plus the base of 15.6 is 96.6
The surface area is 96.6 meters squared

User Jonatjano
by
8.5k points