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Find the surface area of a square pyramid with side length 1 in and slant height 2 in.

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Answer:

5 in²

Explanation:

You want the surface area of a square pyramid with side length 1 in and slant height 2 in.

Surface area

The area of one triangular face is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(1 in)(2 in) = 1 in²

The area of the square base is ...

A = s²

A = (1 in)² = 1 in²

Total

The total surface area is ...

total area = base area + 4 × area of one face

total area = 1 in² + 4 × 1 in²

total area = 5 in²

The surface area of the square pyramid is 5 square inches.

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