Question

What is the surface area of the square pyramid? 6 square meters 16 square meters 28 square meters 49 square meters.

Answer 1

16 square meters

Explanation:

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My answer:

As we know the surface area of a square pyramid is:

SA =
`a^(2)`+ (2 × a × s), where a is the base length and s is the slant height.

Given information in the photo,

The base area of the square pyramid:
`a^(2)` =
`2^(2)` = 4 square meters

The slant height is 3 meter, so the area of the 4 sides: (2 × a × s) = 2*2*3 = 12

=> the surface area of the square pyramid is: The base area + the area of the 4 sides

= 4 + 12

= 16 square meters