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Determine the lateral and total surfacearea of the pyramid.

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• Lateral surface area: ,73 cm²

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• Total surface area: ,93 cm²

Step-by-step explanation

The lateral surface area is the sum of the areas of the triangles. There are two triangles with dimensions: base = 4cm, height = 8cm and two triangles with dimensions: base = 5cm, height = 8.2cm.

The lateral surface area LSA is:


\begin{gathered} \text{LSA}=2\cdot((4\cdot8)/(2))+2\cdot((5\cdot8.2)/(2)) \\ \text{LSA}=4\cdot8+5\cdot8.2 \\ \text{LSA}=73\operatorname{cm}^2 \end{gathered}

The total surface area SA is the LSA plus the area of the base of the pyramid, which is a rectangle with dimensions: 4cm x 5cm:


\begin{gathered} SA=\text{LSA}+4\cdot5 \\ SA=73\operatorname{cm}+20\operatorname{cm}^2 \\ SA=93\operatorname{cm}^2 \end{gathered}

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