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Find the surface area of the pyramid. round to the nearest whole number. a=20 b=20 c=7 d=7

Find the surface area of the pyramid. round to the nearest whole number. a=20 b=20 c-example-1
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Answer:

569 square units

Explanation:

You want the surface area of the 8-sided shape that has a square "base" 7 units on a side, and a "height" of 20 units.

Slant height

The slant height of each triangular face is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 7/2 units and 20 units. That height is ...

h = √(3.5² +20²) = √412.25 ≈ 20.304 units

Surface area

The area of one triangular face is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(7)(20.304) . . . one face

There area 8 congruent triangular faces, so the total area is ...

A = 8(1/2)(7)(20.304) = 8(7)√412.25 ≈ 568.51 ≈ 569

The total surface area is about 569 square units.

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Find the surface area of the pyramid. round to the nearest whole number. a=20 b=20 c-example-1
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