10.2 ft^2
Explanation:
The formula for the surface area of a pyramid is:
B will be the area of the base, which is the triangle. After we figure out the value of B we can plug everything we know into the equation.
The formula for the area of a triangle is:
A = 1.7
Now that we have the value of B, we can plug it into the formula along with the other things from the picture we know.
10.2 ft^2