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michael is making a square pyramid out of paper for a school project .he cuts a piece of paper with the dimensions shown to make the pyramid .what is the approximate surface area of the pyramid ?

michael is making a square pyramid out of paper for a school project .he cuts a piece-example-1
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Answer:

273.2

Explanation:

Surface area of the pyramid=Area of square+4*area of triangle

Surface area of the pyramid=10^2+2*(8.66)*10

Surface area of the pyramid=100+173.2=273.2

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