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What is the total surface area for the square pyramid below? Responses 144 in2 144 in, 2 288 in2 288 in, 2 352 in2 352 in, 2 208 in2 208 in, 2 (Image)

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To find the total surface area of the square pyramid, we need to find the area of each of its faces and add them up.

The pyramid has a square base with sides of 8 inches and each triangular face has an isosceles right triangle shape with two sides of 8 inches and a hypotenuse of 2 x 8 = 16 inches (using the Pythagorean theorem).

The total surface area is then:

Area of the square base: 8 x 8 = 64 square inches

Area of each triangular face: 1/2 x 8 x 8 = 32 square inches (since each triangle is isosceles with base and height of 8 inches)

Total surface area: 4 x 32 + 64 = 192 + 64 = 256 square inches

Therefore, the total surface area of the square pyramid is 256 in². So, the closest answer option is 256 in, 2.

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