Question

find the surface area of a square pyramid if the base area is 25 square inches and the area of each triangular side is 36 square inches

Answer 1

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Answer:

169 square inches

Explanation:

The surface consists of one square base and four triangles. So, the total surface area is ...

base area + 4 × triangle area = 25 in² + 4×36 in² = 169 in²