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Please help me answer this question! :D It will be greatly appreciatedQuestion:Find the lateral surface area of the square pyramid.

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In a square pyramid, the lateral surface area is given by the expression:


\text{Lateral surface area= (perimeter of base x slant height of pyramid)/2}

Then, the perimeter of the base is the sum of all sides:

Pb=4+4+4+4=16

Slant height of pyramid is 5 ft, then the lateral surface area is:


\begin{gathered} \text{LSA}=(16*5)/(2) \\ \text{LSA}=(80)/(2)=40\text{ square f}eet \end{gathered}

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