Question

A square pyramid has a base length of 6 inches. The height of each triangular face is 11 inches. Which expressions correctly calculate the surface area of the pyramid

Answer 1

168 in²

Explanation:

The square would be 36 in²

Area of a triangle is A= 1/2 bh

A = 1/2 (11 x 6), A= 1/2 (66)

1/2 (66) = 33 in², which is the area of a triangle.

Then you multiply 33 x 4 to get the area of all the triangles, which is 132 in²

You add the area of the square to the area of the triangles, which is 168 in².