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What is the surface area of the pyramid formed by the net shown here? The triangles are equilateral, and each triangle has a height of 5.2 cm.

A. 41.6 cm²
B. 51.2 cm²
C. 61.0 cm²
D. 72.4 cm²

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Final answer:

To calculate the surface area of the equilateral triangular faces of the pyramid, more information is needed to find the length of the base of the triangles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The surface area of a pyramid whose triangular faces are all equilateral with a height of 5.2 cm can be calculated by finding the area of one triangle and multiplying it by the number of triangles (usually 4 for a pyramid with a square base or 3 for a tetrahedron). The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 × base × height. However, as the question does not provide the length of the base, it is not possible to calculate the exact surface area without this information. The student should double-check the question to verify if the length of the base is given elsewhere or if additional data is provided that would allow for an indirect calculation of the base.

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