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A pyramid-shaped roof has a slant height of 16 ft and its square base is 40 ft wide. How much roofing material is needed to

cover the roof?

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Answer:

1280ft²

Explanation:

To find the total surface area of a square pyramid, we find the area of the square base and add it to the area of the four triangular faces.

The area of the square base is


{40}^(2) = 1600 {ft}^(2)

The area of the four triangular faces is


= 4 * (1)/(2) * 40 * 16 = 1280 {ft}^(2)

In the context of this problem , the base will not be roofed, therefore the 1280 ft² of material is needed to cover the roof

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